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USS LST-637

LST-637 is an ships in the LST-542 / Chelan County class. records U.S. Navy wartime LST identity retained; later names, transfers, reclassifications and conversions remain future chronological enrichments on this same ships; later service identities

LST-637 · LST-542 / Chelan County class tank landing shipUnited States NavyWorld War II, Cold WarVerified subject image
Morotai-Tarakan, off NE coast, Borneo . The view from the mast of Landing Ship, Tank , LST-637 showing the deck crowded with vehicles and temporary structures in the foreground, and LST in the background, as the Tarakan…
Morotai-Tarakan, off NE coast, Borneo . The view from the mast of Landing Ship, Tank , LST-637 showing the deck crowded with vehicles and temporary structures in the foreground, and LST in the background, as the Tarakan assault fleet sets out on the four-day trip from the Somoe Somoe LST anchorage at Morotai .Original uploaded by Nick-D (Transfered by Finavon ), via Wikimedia Commons · Public domainImage source
Hull / pennantLST-637
ClassLST-542 / Chelan County class tank landing ship
NavyUnited States Navy
CountryUnited States

What is known about this ship

LST-637 is an ships in the LST-542 / Chelan County class. records U.S. Navy wartime LST identity retained; later names, transfers, reclassifications and conversions remain future chronological enrichments on this same ships; later service identities will attach to this same hull rather than creating duplicate ships.

Class context: LST-542 / Chelan County class tank landing ship

LST-542, later named Chelan County, headed the 611-vessel final and largest WWII Type II LST class block.

This ship is recorded as a member of LST-542 / Chelan County class tank landing ship. Shared design history belongs on the class page; this page concentrates on the individual hull where evidence is available.

Sources and further reading

  1. Tank Landing Ship (LST) Index ↗NavSource Naval History · accessed 2026-09-20
  2. Landing Ships, Tank — LST 401 through LST 796 ↗ShipbuildingHistory.com · accessed 2026-09-20
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