USS La Moure County (LST-1194) was the sixteenth of twenty (LSTs) built for the United States Navy

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 in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Named after La Moure County, North Dakota, she was the second U.S. Naval vessel to bear the name.

La Moure County was laid down 22 May 1970 at the National Steel and Shipbuilding Company

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 in San Diego, California

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; launched 13 February 1971; and commissioned 18 December 1971 at Long Beach Naval Shipyard

Long Beach Naval Shipyard

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, Long Beach, California

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. The ship's status was changed to Active Reserve Force on 30 September 1995.