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U.S.S. CALHOUN COUNTY
(LST-519)SLOW BUT SURE
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LST-519 Deployments - Major Events
Add a LST-519 Shellback Initiation | Add a LST-519 Deployment - Major Event | ||||
Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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SEP | 1943 | - | Keel Date: 17 SEP 1943 at Chicago Bridge & Iron Company | ||
JAN | 1944 | - | Launch Date: 25 JAN 1944 | ||
FEB | 1944 | - | Commissioned: 17 FEB 1944 | ||
JAN | 1960 | - | DEC | 1960 | North Atlantic |
NOV | 1962 | - | Decommissioned: 1 NOV 1962 |
LST-519 General Specifications
Class: LST-491-class tank landing ship
Complement: 7 Officers and 204 Enlisted
Displacement: 1490 tons
Length: 327 feet
Beam: 50 feet
Draft: 8 feet
Final Disposition: Sunk as target