USS LST-676, a 2366-ton LST-511 class tank landing ship, was built at Ambridge, Pennsylvania. Commissioned in June 1944, she was sent to the Pacific soon thereafter. After arrival at Pearl Harbor in September 1944, she was converted to a self-propelled barracks ship and renamed LST(M)-676. In February -- April 1945, she took part in the Iwo Jima operation. Renamed Yavapai (APB-42) in May 1945, she subsequently supported U.S. amphibious forces at Okinawa. Following the Japanese surrender, she participated in occupation activities in Korea and China. Yavapai returned to the U.S. in the Spring of 1946 and was decommissioned the following December. She remained in the Atlantic Reserve Fleet until disposed of during the late 1950s.
This page features our only view of USS Yavapai.
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Photo #: 80-G-350133 Tank Landing Ships (LST) and a Barracks Ship (APB) moored together, 1945. The ships in this group include (from left to right): An unidentified LST (In the number range from LST-850 through LST-859); USS LST-461; USS Yavapai (APB-42); USS LST-662; USS LST-672 and USS LST-733. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. Online Image: 69KB; 740 x 585 pixels Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system. |
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27 July 1999