USS Winston
Andromeda class attack cargo ship in service with the US Navy from 1945-1957 and 1961-1969.
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History
Namesake
Winston County, Alabama
Winston County, Mississippi
Builder Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, Kearny, New Jersey
Laid down 10 July 1944
Launched 30 November 1944
Acquired 18 January 1945
Commissioned 19 January 1945
Decommissioned 1 February 1957
Recommissioned 24 November 1961
Decommissioned November 1969
Reclassified LKA-94, 1 January 1969
Stricken 1 September 1976
Fate Sold for scrap, 15 November 1979
Honours and awards
7 battle stars (Korea)
7 battle stars (Vietnam)
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Link to the full history of the USS Winston
Namesake
Winston County, Alabama
Winston County, Mississippi
Builder Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, Kearny, New Jersey
Laid down 10 July 1944
Launched 30 November 1944
Acquired 18 January 1945
Commissioned 19 January 1945
Decommissioned 1 February 1957
Recommissioned 24 November 1961
Decommissioned November 1969
Reclassified LKA-94, 1 January 1969
Stricken 1 September 1976
Fate Sold for scrap, 15 November 1979
Honours and awards
7 battle stars (Korea)
7 battle stars (Vietnam)
Click below for more history
Link to the full history of the USS Winston
