Category:LST-819 (ship, 1944)

**USS Hampshire County**
	A large American landing ship used in the Pacific Theatre of WWII.
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Instance of	tank landing ship;
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Country of registry	United States of America;
Vessel class	LST-542-class tank landing ship;
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USS LST-819
Laid down, 12 September 1944, at Missouri Valley Bridge and Iron Co., Evansville, IN.
Launched, 21 October 1944
Commissioned, 14 November 1944
Decommissioned in January 1946, at Astoria, OR. Laid up in the Pacific Reserve Fleet, Columbia River Group, Astoria
Recommissioned, 8 September 1950, at Astoria
Decommissioned, 24 June 1955, at San Diego, CA. Laid up in the Pacific Reserve Fleet, San Diego Group
Renamed USS HAMPSHIRE COUNTY (LST-819), 1 July 1955
Recommissioned, 6 July 1966
Decommissioned, 19 December 1970
Struck from the Naval Register, 1 April 1975
Sold by the Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service for scrapping, 1 December 1975
Sold to Max Rouse & Sons, Beverly Hills, CA.
Taken in hand by Lake Union Drydock Co., Seattle, WA. and converted for commercial use
Sold to Landing System Technology Pte. Ltd., Singapore (Lauritz Kloster, Norway) and renamed LST 2 in 1976
Arrived at Piraeus having been acquired by Maritime & Commercial Co. Argonaftis S.A., Panama (Greek flag) and renamed PETROLA 142, 30 June 1978
Placed in service, 31 July 1980
Arrived at Piraeus for lay up, 24 February 1983
Name amended to PETROLA
Sold to Seltas A. S. for scrapping, arrived at Aliaga for demolition, 22 December 1995

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