History
United States
Name	USSLST-784
Builder	Dravo Corporation,Pittsburgh
Laid down	18 June 1944
Launched	29 July 1944
Commissioned	1 September 1944
Decommissioned	March 1946
Renamed	USSGarfield County (LST-784), 1 July 1955
Honours and awards	2battle stars (World War II)
Fate	Unknown
General characteristics
Class & type	LST-542-classtank landing ship
Displacement	1,625 long tons (1,651 t) light 4,080 long tons (4,145 t) full
Length	328 ft (100 m)
Beam	50 ft (15 m)
Draft	Unloaded : 2 ft 4 in (0.71 m) forward 7 ft 6 in (2.29 m) aft Loaded : 8 ft 2 in (2.49 m) forward 14 ft 1 in (4.29 m) aft
Propulsion	2 ×General Motors12-567diesel engines, two shafts, twin rudders
Speed	12knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Boats & landing craft carried	2LCVPs
Troops	16 officers, 147 enlisted men
Complement	7 officers, 104 enlisted men
Armament	1 × single3"/50 caliber gun mount 8 ×40 mm guns 12 ×20 mm guns

USSGarfield County (LST-784) was anLST-542-classtank landing ship built for theUnited States Navy duringWorld War II. Named after counties inColorado,Montana,Nebraska,Oklahoma,Utah, andWashington, she was the only U.S. Naval vessel to bear the name.

LST-784 was laid down on 18 June 1944 atPittsburgh, Pennsylvania by theDravo Corporation; launched on 29 July 1944; sponsored by Mrs. Michael Ruzic; and commissioned on 1 September 1944.

During World War II,LST-784 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific theater and participated in the assault and occupation ofIwo Jima in February and March, 1945 and the assault and occupation ofOkinawa Gunto in April through June, 1945. Following the war,LST-784 performed occupation duty in theFar East until mid-September 1945. She was decommissioned in March 1946 and assigned to the Columbia River Group of the Pacific Reserve Fleet. On 1 July 1955, the ship was redesignatedUSSGarfield County (LST-784). Her final fate is unknown.

LST-784 earned twobattle stars for World War II service.

• List of United States Navy LSTs

 This article incorporates text from thepublic domainDictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.

• "LST-784".Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Archived fromthe original on 17 March 2004. Retrieved15 June 2007.
• "LST-784Garfield County".Amphibious Photo Archive. Retrieved15 June 2007.

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