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U.S.S. CAROLINE COUNTY
(LST-525)Click to view crew list
LST-525 Deployments - Major Events
Add a LST-525 Shellback Initiation | Add a LST-525 Deployment - Major Event | ||||
Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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OCT | 1943 | - | Keel Date: 18 OCT 1943 at Jeffersonville Boat & Machine Co. Jeffersonville IN | ||
DEC | 1943 | - | Launch Date: 20 DEC 1943 | ||
FEB | 1944 | - | Commissioned: 14 FEB 1944 | ||
SEP | 1954 | - | Decommissioned: 15 SEP 1954 | ||
JAN | 1965 | - | JAN | 1967 | Recommisioning |
JAN | 1966 | - | DEC | 1967 | West Pac-Viet Nam |
NOV | 1966 | - | JAN | 1970 | Middle Pacific |
LST-525 General Specifications
Class: LST-491-class tank landing ship
Named for: Caroline County
Complement: 9 Officers and 89-100 Enlisted
Displacement: 1780 tons
Length: 328 feet
Beam: 50 feet
Flank Speed: 12 knots
Final Disposition: Sold for scrapping