USSDunn County (LST-742) underway during the 1950s.
History
United States
Name	USSLST-742
Builder	Dravo Corporation,Neville Island,Pittsburgh
Laid down	12 March 1944
Launched	22 April 1944
Commissioned	23 May 1944
Decommissioned	26 April 1946
Recommissioned	1 September 1950
Decommissioned	1 February 1961
Renamed	USSDunn County (LST-742), 1 July 1955
Stricken	1 February 1961
Honours and awards	3battle stars (World War II) 5 battle stars (Korea)
Fate	Sold for scrapping, 6 September 1961
General characteristics
Class & type	LST-542-classtank landing ship
Displacement	1,625long tons (1,651 t) light 3,640 long tons (3,698 t) full
Length	328 ft (100 m)
Beam	50 ft (15 m)
Draft	8 ft (2.4 m) forward 14 ft 4 in (4.37 m) aft
Propulsion	2 ×General Motors12-567diesel engines, two shafts
Speed	12knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Troops	Approximately 130 officers and enlisted men
Complement	8–10 officers, 89–100 enlisted men
Armament	1 × single3"/50 caliber gun mount 8 ×40 mm guns 12 ×20 mm guns

USSDunn County (LST-742) was anLST-542-classtank landing ship built for theUnited States Navy duringWorld War II. Named aftercounties in North Dakota and Wisconsin, she was the only U.S. naval vessel to bear the name.

LST-742 was laid down on 12 March 1944 atPittsburgh, Pennsylvania by theDravo Corporation ofNeville Island; launched on 22 April 1944; sponsored by Mrs. Harry Lester; and commissioned on 23 May 1944.

During World War II,LST-742 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific theater and participated in the following operations: theLingayen Gulf landing (January 1945),Visayan Island landings (March - April 1945) and theTarakan Island operation (April - May 1945).

Following the war,LST-742 was decommissioned on 26 April 1946 and transferred to theUnited States Army on 28 June 1946 to serve asUSATLST-742. She was returned to the United States Navy and recommissioned on 1 September 1950. On 1 July 1955, she was redesignatedUSSDunn County (LST-742). The ship performed service during theKorean War followed by extensive service with Amphibious Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet, until decommissioned and struck from theNaval Vessel Register on 1 February 1961.Dunn County was sold toZidell Explorations, Inc. ofPortland, Oregon on 6 September 1961 for scrapping.

LST-742 earned threebattle stars for World War II service and five battle stars for the Korean War.

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

• "LST-742".Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Archived fromthe original on 16 March 2004. Retrieved13 June 2007.
• "LST-742Dunn County".Amphibious Photo Archive. Retrieved13 June 2007.

• Dunn County, North Dakota
• Dunn County, Wisconsin

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