page_title: USS LST-389
hierarchical_section_title: USS LST-389
caption_attribution_description: English: LST-389 beached in the harbor at Cherbourg, France after running over a sunken ship in the inner harbor. LST-389 was towed back to England for drydocking and repairs.
context_page_description: USS Boone County was an LST-1-class tank landing ship built for the United States Navy during World War II. Named for counties in Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Missouri, Nebraska, and West Virginia, she was the only U.S. Naval vessel to bear the name.
  LST-389 was laid down on 20 June 1942 at Newport News, Virginia by the Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company; launched on 28 September 1942; sponsored by Miss Clara Elizabeth Ashe; and commissioned on 24 November 1942 with Lieutenant George C. Carpenter, USNR, in command.
context_section_description: USS Boone County (LST-389) was an LST-1-class tank landing ship built for the United States Navy during World War II. Named for counties in Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Missouri, Nebraska, and West Virginia, she was the only U.S. Naval vessel to bear the name.
  LST-389 was laid down on 20 June 1942 at Newport News, Virginia by the Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company; launched on 28 September 1942; sponsored by Miss Clara Elizabeth Ashe; and commissioned on 24 November 1942 with Lieutenant George C. Carpenter, USNR, in command.
caption: LST-389 beached in the harbor at Cherbourg, France after running over a sunken ship in the inner harbor.
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