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JDS Shimokita
Several ships of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force have been named ''Shimokita'': * JDS ''Shimokita'' (LST-4002) (1961), ex-US ''LST-835'' acquired by Japan in 1961. Later sold to the Philippine Navy * , a tank landing ship commissioned in 2002 {{DEFAULTSORT:Shimokita Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force ship names Japanese Navy ship names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
JDS Shimokita (LST-4002) (1961)
USS ''LST-835'' was an built for the United States Navy during World War II. Late in her career, she was renamed ''Hillsdale County'' (LST-835) – after Hillsdale County, Michigan, the only U.S. Naval vessel to bear the name – but saw no active service under that name. Originally laid down as ''LST-835'' by the American Bridge Company of Ambridge, Pennsylvania on 6 September 1944; launched on 25 October 1944; sponsored by Mrs. I. Raphael; and commissioned on 20 November. Service history World War II, 1944–1945 Following shakedown off Florida, ''LST-835'' loaded ammunition at New Orleans and departed there on 28 December. After brief stops on the West Coast and Pearl Harbor, she steamed for the western Pacific, arriving Guam on 18 March 1945. For the next six weeks she transported troops, trucks, and other equipment from the Marianas to Iwo Jima. Sailing from Saipan on 25 April, ''LST-835'' carried vital ammunition to Okinawa, where American forces were engaged in a fie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Ship Names
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