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U.S.S. ATCHISON COUNTY

(LST-60)


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LST-60 Deployments - Major Events

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Month Year to Month Year Deployment / Event
NOV1943-Keel Date: 14 NOV 1943
at Dravo Corporation Neville Island Pittsburgh PA
DEC1943-Launch Date: 24 DEC 1943
FEB1944-Commissioned: 7 FEB 1944
JUN1944-JUL1944North Atlantic-Med-Indian Ocean
JUN1946-Decommissioned: 27 JUN 1946

LST-60 General Specifications

Class: LST-1-class tank landing ship

Named for: Atchison County KS

Complement: 9 Officers and 104-120 Enlisted

Displacement: 1625 tons

Length: 328 feet

Beam: 50 feet

Flank Speed: 12 knots

Final Disposition: Unknown