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U.S.S. LITCHFIELD COUNTY
(LST-901)ON TARGET - ON TIME
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LST-901 Deployments - Major Events
Add a LST-901 Shellback Initiation | Add a LST-901 Deployment - Major Event | ||||
Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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OCT | 1944 | - | Keel Date: 29 OCT 1944 at Dravo Corporation Neville Island Pittsburgh PA | ||
DEC | 1944 | - | Launch Date: 9 DEC 1944 | ||
JAN | 1945 | - | Commissioned: 11 JAN 1945 | ||
DEC | 1955 | - | Decommissioned: 20 DEC 1955 | ||
MAR | 1966 | - | DEC | 1967 | West Pac |
DEC | 1966 | - | JUL | 1967 | USS Litchfield County LST-901 |
JAN | 1968 | - | DEC | 1969 | West Pac-Viet Nam |
MAY | 1968 | - | NOV | 1968 | West Pac-Viet Nam |
LST-901 General Specifications
Class: LST-542-class tank landing ship
Complement: 9 Officers and 89-100 Enlisted
Displacement: 1625 tons
Length: 328 feet
Beam: 50 feet
Draft: Loaded - 8' FWD - 14' AFT
Final Disposition: Sold into commercial service 1 January 1977Sold for scrapping 1996