USS LST-1048, a 2366-ton LST-511 class tank landing ship built at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, was commissioned in March 1945. She served in the central Pacific during the final months of World War II and then supported the occupation of Japan. Decommissioned in May 1946, she joined the U.S. Army for continued Far Eastern operations.
In August 1950, LST-1048 returned to U.S. Navy service. During the next two months, she took part in the invasions of Inchon and Wonsan and performed further Korean War service in 1950-51 and 1952. As a unit of the Pacific Fleet, she carried supplies to the Arctic and made another Western Pacific deployment in 1953-54. LST-1048 was renamed Morgan County in July 1955 and was transferred to the Military Sea Transportation Service in May 1956. USNS Morgan County was stricken from the Naval Register in August 1959 and was sold in June 1960.
This page features views of USS Morgan County (LST-1048).
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Photo #: NH 93823 USS LST-1048 Beached at Tinian, circa September 1945. Photographed by John R. Huggard. Courtesy of John R. Huggard, 1982. Naval Historical Center Photograph. Online Image: 47KB; 740 x 500 pixels |
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Photo #: 80-G-422073 Wonsan Landing, October 1950 USS LST-1048 launching LVT amphibious tractors during landing operations in Wonsan Harbor, North Korea, 26 October 1950. Note transport shipping anchored in the distance. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. Online Image: 92KB; 740 x 605 pixels Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system. |
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Photo #: NH 96906 USS LST-1048 Underway at sea, circa 1951-55. This ship was renamed Morgan County in 1955. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center. Online Image: 131KB; 740 x 610 pixels |
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Photo #: NH 96907 USS LST-1048 Underway near shore, circa 1951-55. This ship was renamed Morgan County in 1955. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center. Online Image: 147KB; 740 x 615 pixels |
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25 July 1999