LST-689 unloading at sea, date and place unknown
History
United States
Name	USSLST-689
Builder	Jeffersonville Boat and Machine Company,Jeffersonville, Indiana
Laid down	11 January 1944
Launched	9 March 1944
Sponsored by	Mrs. Edith C. Smith
Commissioned	2 May 1944
Decommissioned	March 1946
Honors and awards	1battle star (World War II)
Renamed	USSDaggett County (LST-689), 1 July 1955
Namesake	Daggett County, Utah
Stricken	1 October 1959
Fate	Transferred to Japan, 1961
Japan
Name	JDSŌsumi (おおすみ)
Namesake	Ōsumi
Acquired	1 April 1961
Commissioned	1 April 1961
Decommissioned	30 March 1974
Fate	Transferred to the Philippines, 1975
Philippines
Name	BRPDavao Oriental (LT-506)
Acquired	1975
Fate	Sold for scrapping
General characteristics
Class & type	LST-542-class tank landing ship Ōsumi-class tank landing ship
Displacement	1,780 long tons (1,809 t) light 3,640 long tons (3,698 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	Approximately 140 officers and enlisted men
Complement	8–10 officers, 100–115 enlisted men
Armament	1 × single3-inch/50-caliber gun mount 8 ×40 mm guns 12 ×20 mm guns

USSLST-689 was anLST-542-classtank landing ship built for theUnited States Navy duringWorld War II. Late in her career she was renamedDaggett County (LST-689)—afterDaggett County, Utah, the only U.S. Naval vessel to bear the name—but never saw active service under that name.

LST-689 was laid down on 11 January 1944 atJeffersonville, Indiana by the Jeffersonville Boat & Machine Company; launched on 9 March 1944; sponsored by Mrs. Edith C. Smith; and commissioned on 2 May 1944.

During World War II,LST-689 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific theater and participated in the Leyte landings in October in the capture and occupation of the southernPalau Islands in September and October, 1944 and the assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto in April 1945. She was decommissioned on 26 November 1945 and struck from the Navy list on 5 December that same year. On 25 June 1946, the ship was sold to Arctic Circle Exploration, Inc., of Seattle, Washington.

The tank landing ship performed no active post-World War II service. On 1 July 1955 the ship was redesignated USSDaggett County (LST-689); she was struck from theNaval Vessel Register on 1 October 1959.

In 1961, she was donated toJapan and commissioned as theMaritime Self-Defense Force'sŌsumi-class tank landing ship asJDSŌsumi (LST-4001). Transferred to theRepublic of the Philippines in 1975, and namedBRPDavao Oriental (LT-506). She was sold for scrapping by thePhilippine Navy.

LST-689 earned twobattle stars for World War II service.

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

• "LST-689".Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Archived fromthe original on 29 March 2004. Retrieved12 June 2007.
• "LST-689Daggett County".Amphibious Photo Archive. Retrieved12 June 2007.

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