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U.S.S. CHITTENDEN COUNTY
(LST-561)Click to view crew list
LST-561 Deployments - Major Events
Add a LST-561 Shellback Initiation | Add a LST-561 Deployment - Major Event | ||||
Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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FEB | 1944 | - | Keel Date: 24 FEB 1944 at Missouri Valley Bridge & Iron Company Evansville IN | ||
APR | 1944 | - | Launch Date: 25 APR 1944 | ||
MAY | 1944 | - | Commissioned: 15 MAY 1944 | ||
JAN | 1955 | - | MAR | 1955 | Caribbean |
JUL | 1955 | - | OCT | 1955 | Blue Nose - Arctic Circle |
JAN | 1956 | - | MAY | 1956 | West Pac |
JUL | 1956 | - | OCT | 1956 | Alaska |
JUL | 1957 | - | OCT | 1957 | Alaska |
JUN | 1958 | - | 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