civilians from Hŭngnam and Wonsan to Pusan. From January to late April 1951 LST-898 continued supply runs between Japanese and Korean ports. Departing Yokosuka on 24 April she arrived San Diego on 21 May for overhaul and training exercises. She returned Yokosuka on 3 April 1952 for her second tour in the fight against Communism in the embattled Korean peninsula. Throughout the next six months, she ferried troops and supplies between Japan and Korea, returning San Diego on 16 November. Pacific Fleet operations, 1953–1960 During mid-1953, LST-898 carried supplies to Navy installations at Point Barrow, Alaska, remaining in the Arctic until early September. For the next two years the veteran landing ship alternated operations in the western Pacific with amphibious exercises off the west coast. On 15 July 1955 LST-898 was named USS Lincoln County (LST-898). From 1955 to 1960, she sailed for three tours with the 7th Fleet, made one cruise to the frigid Arctic to supply "DEW Line" installations, and participated in amphibious exercises off the west coast and Hawaii. Decommissioning and sale After serving the Navy during two wars besides sailing on many tours with the 7th Fleet to prevent incidents from enlarging into new conflicts, Lincoln County decommissioned on 24 March 1961. On 31 August 1962 she was turned over to the government of Thailand under the terms of the Military Assistance Program for service in the Royal Thai Navy as Chang (LST-2) (). This ship's hull number was subsequently changed to 712 HTMS Chang. On 22 November 2012, HTMS Chang (Hull No. 712) was scuttled near Koh Chang Island in Trat Province, Thailand, to make an artificial reef for scuba diving. Information from the 23 November 2012 Bangkok Post. Awards LST-898 received one battle star for World War II service and six for Korean War service. References LST-542-class tank landing ships World War II amphibious warfare vessels of the United States Cold War amphibious warfare vessels of the United States Korean War amphibious warfare vessels of the United States Ships built in Pittsburgh 1944 ships Lincoln County, Arkansas Lincoln County, Colorado Lincoln County, Georgia Lincoln County, Idaho Lincoln County, Kansas Lincoln County, Kentucky Lincoln County, Maine Lincoln County, Minnesota Lincoln County, Mississippi Lincoln County, Missouri Lincoln County, Montana Lincoln County, Nebraska Lincoln County, Nevada Lincoln County, New Mexico Lincoln County, North Carolina Lincoln County, Oklahoma Lincoln County, Oregon Lincoln County, South Dakota Lincoln County, Tennessee