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USS ARMSTRONG COUNTY
(LST-57)Click Here
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LST-57 Deployments - Major Events
| Add a LST-57 Shellback Initiation | Add a LST-57 Deployment - Major Event | ||||
| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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| OCT | 1943 | Keel Date: 24 OCT 1943 at Dravo Corporation Neville Island Pittsburgh PA |
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| DEC | 1943 | Launch Date: 4 DEC 1943 | |||
| JAN | 1944 | Commissioned: 15 JAN 1944 | |||
| AUG | 1945 | - | JAN | 1946 | West Pac |
| JAN | 1946 | Decommissioned: 24 JAN 1946 | |||
LST-57 General Specifications
Class: LST-1-class tank landing ship
Named for: Armstrong County PA
Complement: 9 Officers and 104-120 Enlisted
Displacement: 1625 tons
Length: 328 feet
Beam: 50 feet
Flank Speed: 12 knots
Final Disposition: Sunk as a target 1956

































