page_title: USS LST-521
section_title: See also
hierarchical_section_title: USS LST-521 / See also
caption_attribution_description: English: LST-521, LSM-297 and USS Krishna (ARL-38) during "Operation Blue Jay," the construction of Thule Air Force Base in Greenland, circa 1950.
context_page_description: USS Cape May County was an LST-491-class tank landing ship built for the United States Navy during World War II. Named for Cape May County, New Jersey, she was the only U.S. Naval vessel to bear the name.
  LST-521 was laid down on 4 October 1943 at Seneca, Illinois by the Chicago Bridge & Iron Company; launched on 13 December 1943; sponsored by Mrs. Ruth Sexton; and commissioned on 9 February 1944 with Lieutenant J. J. Kilthau in command.
  During World War II, USS LST-521 was assigned to the European Theater and participated in the Invasion of Normandy in June 1944. Upon her return to the United States, she was decommissioned on 21 October 1945.
  Later reactivated, assigned to the Military Sea Transportation Service and placed in service as USNS T-LST-521, the tank landing ship was placed out of service and redesignated USS Cape May County on 1 July 1955. The ship was struck from the Naval Vessel Register on 1 November 1959.
  LST-521 earned one battle star for World War II service.
context_section_description: List of United States Navy LSTs
caption: LST-521, LSM-297 and Krishna (ARL-38) during "Operation Blue Jay" (the construction of Thule Air Force Base in Greenland, c. 1950.
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