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USS CHITTENDEN COUNTY
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LST-561 Deployments - Major Events
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| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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| FEB | 1944 | Keel Date: 24 FEB 1944 at Missouri Valley Bridge & Iron Company Evansville IN |
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| APR | 1944 | Launch Date: 25 APR 1944 | |||
| MAY | 1944 | Commissioned: 15 MAY 1944 | |||
| JAN | 1955 | - | MAR | 1955 | Caribbean |
| JUN | 1958 | Decommissioned: 2 JUN 1958 | |||
LST-561 General Specifications
Class: LST-542-class tank landing ship
Named for: Chittenden County
Complement: 7 Officers and 104 Enlisted
Displacement: 1625 tons
Length: 328 feet
Beam: 50 feet
Flank Speed: 12 knots
Final Disposition: Sunk as a target 21 October 1958
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