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USS CALAVERAS COUNTY

(LST-516)

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LST-516 Deployments - Major Events

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Month Year to Month Year Deployment / Event
SEP 1943 Keel Date: 6 SEP 1943
at Chicago Bridge & Iron Company
JAN 1944 Commissioned: 31 JAN 1944
JAN 1944 Launch Date: 7 JAN 1944
DEC 1955 Decommissioned: 21 DEC 1955

LST-516 General Specifications

Class: LST-491-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