LST-735 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-735 · LST-542 / Chelan County class tank landing shipUnited States NavyWorld War II, Cold WarVerified subject image
LST-735 with Sikorsky HO3S and HO4S helicopters of Helicopter Utility Squadron 1 (HU-1) "Pacific Fleet Angels" on deck off Wonson, Korea, circa 1953. LST-735甲板上的塞考斯基HO3S型和HO4S直升機。韓國元山附近,大約1953年。Official US Navy photo taken from https://www.navsource.net/archives/10/16/1016073503.jpg · Public domainImage source
Hull / pennantLST-735
ClassLST-542 / Chelan County class tank landing ship
NavyUnited States Navy
CountryUnited States
What is known about this ship
LST-735 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.
Class relationship
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.