USS ''Cape May County'' (LST-521) was an built for the

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during

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. Named for

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, she was the only U.S. Naval vessel to bear the name. ''LST-521'' was laid down on 4 October 1943 at

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by the

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; launched on 13 December 1943; sponsored by Mrs. Ruth Sexton; and commissioned on 9 February 1944. During World War II, USS ''LST-521'' was assigned to the

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and participated in the

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in June 1944. Upon her return to the United States, she was decommissioned on 21 October 1945. Later reactivated (date unknown), assigned to the

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(MSTS) and placed in service as USNS ''T-LST-521'', the tank landing ship was placed out of service (date unknown) and redesignated USS ''Cape May County'' (LST-521) on 1 July 1955. The ship was struck from the

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on 1 November 1959. ''LST-521'' earned one

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for World War II service. The ship was later sold privately and converted to a general cargo ship. It was named ''Cal-Argo'' (Honduran flag) in 1963, and ''Terry P'' in 1965. It was sold to the Indonesian government in 1966 and renamed ''Banten'' and later ''Teluk Banten''.

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