USS Marion County (LST-975)
USS Marion County (LST-975) was an LST-542-class tank landing ship built for the United States Navy during World War II. Named after counties in seventeen U.S. states, she was the only U.S. Naval vessel to bear the name.
Originally laid down as LST-975 by the Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyards, Inc. of Hingham, Massachusetts on 1 December 1944; launched on 6 January 1945, sponsored by Miss Alice J. Varian; and commissioned on 3 February 1945 with Lieutenant David S. Stanley in command.
Read more about USS Marion County (LST-975): World War II, Korean War, Inter-war, Vietnam War
Famous quotes containing the word county:
“It would astonish if not amuse, the older citizens of your County who twelve years ago knew me a stranger, friendless, uneducated, penniless boy, working on a flat boat—at ten dollars per month to learn that I have been put down here as the candidate of pride, wealth, and aristocratic family distinction.”
—Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865)