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U.S.S. CHESTERFIELD COUNTY

(LST-551)


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LST-551 Deployments - Major Events

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Month Year to Month Year Deployment / Event
JAN1944-Keel Date: 15 JAN 1944
at Missouri Valley Bridge & Iron Company Evansville IN
MAR1944-Launch Date: 11 MAR 1944
APR1944-Commissioned: 14 APR 1944
JAN1949-MAR1949At sea with LSTRON2 in hurricane--split 3 seams--Portsmouth VA
JUN1955-Decommissioned: 10 JUN 1955

LST-551 General Specifications

Class: LST-542-class tank landing ship

Named for: Chesterfield County

Complement: 8 Officers and 100-115 Enlisted

Displacement: 1780 tons

Length: 328 feet

Beam: 50 feet

Flank Speed: 12 knots

Final Disposition: Sold for scrapping February 1971