USS Overton County (LST-1074)
- USS Overton County (LST-1074)
The USS "Overton County" (LST-1074) was an sclass|LST-542|tank landing ship built for the United States Navy during World War II. Named for Overton County, Tennessee, she was the only U.S. Naval vessel to bear the name.
Originally laid down as LST-1074 on 24 February 1945 by the Bethlehem Hingham Shipyards, Inc. of Hingham, Massachusetts; launched 27 March, 1945; and commissioned 21 April 1945 with Lieutenant John Gay in command. After a shakedown cruise in the Chesapeake Bay, LST–1074 got underway 6 June for Pearl Harbor via the Panama Canal. After unloading her cargo of LCT sections and cargo nets at Pearl Harbor and conducting various operations in the islands, she took on troops and vehicles of the 5th Marine Division and of the 302nd Naval Construction Battalion with pontoon gear and on 29 August got underway for Sasebo, Kyūshū, Japan. On 2 October she arrived in Subic Bay, Luzon, Philippine Islands and operated in the Western Pacific until returning to San Francisco 7 January 1946. After operation on the West Coast she was placed out of commission in reserve 4 September 1946. Named USS "Overton County" (LST-1074) on 1 July 1955, she was struck from the Naval Vessel Register 1 November 1958.
Her final fate is unknown.
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