LST-525 was laid down on 18 October 1943 at Jeffersonville, Ind., by the Jeffersonville Boat & Machine Co.; launched on 20 December 1943; sponsored by Mrs. Anna Mae Federspiel; and comissioned on 14 February 1944, Ens. James R. Stevens in command.
During World War II, LST-525 was assigned to the European theater and participated in the following operations:
Convoy UGS-36-April 1944
Invasion of southern France-August and September 1944
Following the war, LST-525 was decommissioned on 25 June 1946. She was recommissioned in October 1950 and performed services for the Amphibious Force, U.S. Atlantic Fleet, until decommissioned on 15 September 1954. On 1 July 1955, she was named Caroline County (LST-525) after counties in Maryland and Virginia. Again reactivated in mid-1965, Caroline County provided support and resupply for riverine forces in Vietnam in 1967 and 1968. She was struck from the Navy list on 15 September 1974.
LST-525 earned two battle stars for World War II service and four battle stars and the Meritorious Unit Commendation for Vietnam service.
