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USS CHESTERFIELD COUNTY
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LST-551 Deployments - Major Events
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| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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| JAN | 1944 | Keel Date: 15 JAN 1944 at Missouri Valley Bridge & Iron Company Evansville IN |
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| MAR | 1944 | Launch Date: 11 MAR 1944 | |||
| APR | 1944 | Commissioned: 14 APR 1944 | |||
| JAN | 1949 | - | MAR | 1949 | At sea with LSTRON2 in hurricane--split 3 seams--Portsmouth, VA |
| JUN | 1955 | Decommissioned: 10 JUN 1955 | |||
LST-551 General Specifications
Class: LST-542-class tank landing ship
Named for: Chesterfield County
Complement: 8 Officers and 100-115 Enlisted
Displacement: 1780 tons
Length: 328 feet
Beam: 50 feet
Flank Speed: 12 knots
Final Disposition: Sold for scrapping February 1971
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