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USS CHELAN COUNTY
(LST-542)Click Here
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LST-542 Deployments - Major Events
| Add a LST-542 Shellback Initiation | Add a LST-542 Deployment - Major Event | ||||
| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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| NOV | 1943 | Keel Date: 29 NOV 1943 at Missouri Valley Bridge & Iron Company Evansville IN |
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| JAN | 1944 | Launch Date: 28 JAN 1944 | |||
| FEB | 1944 | Commissioned: 29 FEB 1944 | |||
| JUN | 1944 | - | JUN | 1944 | Dad+Jeep (Canadian Army) landed in France D-Day+6 on LST 542 |
| JUN | 1944 | - | JUN | 1944 | Dad+Jeep (Canadian Army) landed in France D-Day+6 on LST 542 |
LST-542 General Specifications
Class: LST-542-class tank landing ship
Named for: Chelan County
Complement: 7 Officers and 104 Enlisted
Displacement: 1625 tons
Length: 328 feet
Beam: 50 feet
Flank Speed: 12 knots

































