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U.S.S. CHITTENDEN COUNTY

(LST-561)


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LST-561 Deployments - Major Events

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Month Year to Month Year Deployment / Event
FEB1944-Keel Date: 24 FEB 1944
at Missouri Valley Bridge & Iron Company Evansville IN
APR1944-Launch Date: 25 APR 1944
MAY1944-Commissioned: 15 MAY 1944
JAN1955-MAR1955Caribbean
JUL1955-OCT1955Blue Nose - Arctic Circle
JAN1956-MAY1956West Pac
JUL1956-OCT1956Alaska
JUL1957-OCT1957Alaska
JUN1958-Decommissioned: 2 JUN 1958

LST-561 General Specifications

Class: LST-542-class tank landing ship

Named for: Chittenden County

Complement: 7 Officers and 104 Enlisted

Displacement: 1625 tons

Length: 328 feet

Beam: 50 feet

Flank Speed: 12 knots

Final Disposition: Sunk as a target 21 October 1958