page_title: USS Orange County (LST-1068)
hierarchical_section_title: USS Orange County (LST-1068)
caption_attribution_description: English: USS Orange County (LST-1068) off the coast of San Diego, returning from a tour of duty in Korea during the Korean War. Official US Navy photo taken from http://www.navsource.org/archives/10/16/1016106801.jpg
context_page_description: USS Orange County was an LST-542-class tank landing ship built for the United States Navy during World War II. Unlike many of her class, which received only numbers and were disposed of after World War II, she survived long enough to be named. On 1 July 1955, all LSTs still in commission were named for US counties or parishes; LST-1068 was given the name Orange County, for counties in the states of California, Florida, Indiana, New York, North Carolina, Texas, Vermont, and Virginia, she was the only US Naval vessel to bear the name.
context_section_description: USS Orange County (LST–1068) was an LST-542-class tank landing ship built for the United States Navy during World War II. Unlike many of her class, which received only numbers and were disposed of after World War II, she survived long enough to be named. On 1 July 1955, all LSTs still in commission were named for US counties or parishes; LST-1068 was given the name Orange County, for counties in the states of California, Florida, Indiana, New York, North Carolina, Texas, Vermont, and Virginia, she was the only US Naval vessel to bear the name.
caption: USS LST-1068 off the coast of San Diego, returning from a tour of duty in Korea during the Korean War
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