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USS LST-687

LST-687 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-687 · LST-542 / Chelan County class tank landing shipUnited States NavyWorld War II, Cold WarVerified subject image
South Korean Navy tank landing ship ROKS Cheon Ja Bong (LST 687) sails in formation July 22, off the coast of Hawaii during Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2024.
South Korean Navy tank landing ship ROKS Cheon Ja Bong (LST 687) sails in formation July 22, off the coast of Hawaii during Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2024.This image was released by the United States Navy with the ID 240722-N-PC065-4328 (next) . This tag does not indicate the copyright status of the attached work. A normal copyright tag is still required. See Commons:Licensing . العربية ∙ বাংলা ∙ Bahasa Indonesia ∙ Bahaso Jambi ∙ Deutsch ∙ Deutsch (Sie-Form) ∙ English ∙ español ∙ euskara ∙ فارسی ∙ français ∙ italiano ∙ 日本語 ∙ 한국어 ∙ македонски ∙ മലയാളം ∙ Plattdüütsch ∙ Nederlands ∙ polski ∙ پښتو ∙ português ∙ русский ∙ slovenščina ∙ svenska ∙ Türkçe ∙ українська ∙ 简体中文 ∙ 繁體中文 ∙ +/− · Public domainImage source
Hull / pennantLST-687
ClassLST-542 / Chelan County class tank landing ship
NavyUnited States Navy
CountryUnited States

What is known about this ship

LST-687 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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