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USS Daggett County (LST-689)
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USS LST-689 was an built for the United States Navy
United States Navy
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during World War II
World War II
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. Late in her career she was renamed Daggett County (LST-689)—after Daggett County, Utah
Daggett County, Utah
Daggett County is a county located in the northeastern corner of the U.S. state of Utah. The population was 1,059 at the 2010 census. It was named for Ellsworth Daggett, the first surveyor-general of Utah. Its county seat and only municipality is Manila. There is one other small community, Dutch...
, the only U.S. Naval vessel to bear the name—but never saw active service under that name.
LST-689 was laid down on 11 January 1944 at Jeffersonville, Indiana
Jeffersonville, Indiana
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by the Jeffersonville Boat & Machine Company; launched on 9 March 1944; sponsored by Mrs. Edith C. Smith; and commissioned on 2 May 1944 with Lieutenant F. D. McKay, USNR, in command.
Service history
During World War II, LST-689 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific theater and participated in the capture and occupation of the southern PalauPalau
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Islands in September and October, 1944. She returned to the United States
United States
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and was decommissioned in March, 1946.
Naval Vessel Register
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on 1 October 1959.
USS Daggett County was transferred to Japan in 1961. Transferred to the Republic of the Philippines in 1975, and named BRP Davao Oriental (LT-506). She was sold for scrapping by the Philippine Navy.
LST-689 earned one battle star for World War II service.