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U.S.S. WASHTENAW COUNTY
(MSS-2)Click to view crew list
MSS-2 Deployments - Major Events
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Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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NOV | 1951 | - | Keel Date: 29 NOV 1951 at Christy Shipbuilding Corporation Sturgeon Bay Wiscons | ||
NOV | 1952 | - | Launch Date: 22 NOV 1952 | ||
OCT | 1953 | - | Commissioned: 29 OCT 1953 | ||
JAN | 1967 | - | JAN | 1971 | West Pac-Viet Nam |
JAN | 1968 | - | MAR | 1968 | West Pac-Viet Nam |
MSS-2 General Specifications
Class: Terrebonne Parish-class tank landing ship
Named for: Washtenaw County
Complement: 16 Officers and 189 Enlisted
Displacement: 2590 tons
Length: 384 feet
Beam: 55 feet
Flank Speed: 14 knots
Final Disposition: Undergoing restoration to museum ship