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U.S.S. CHURCHILL COUNTY
(LST-583)Click to view crew list
LST-583 Deployments - Major Events
| Add a LST-583 Shellback Initiation | Add a LST-583 Deployment - Major Event | ||||
| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAY | 1944 | - | Keel Date: 18 MAY 1944 at Missouri Valley Bridge & Iron Company Evansville IN | ||
| JUL | 1944 | - | Launch Date: 5 JUL 1944 | ||
| AUG | 1944 | - | Commissioned: 2 AUG 1944 | ||
| DEC | 1961 | - | MAY | 1962 | Hawaii |
| AUG | 1962 | - | SEP | 1962 | home port change from San Diego Ca Little Creek Va |
| APR | 1965 | - | Shellback Initiation - 1 APR 1965 - Pacific Ocean | ||
| APR | 1965 | - | Shellback Initiation - 14 APR 1965 - Pacific Ocean | ||
| OCT | 1965 | - | MAR | 1966 | Caribbean |
| APR | 1966 | - | JUN | 1966 | North Atlantic |
| MAY | 1966 | - | AUG | 1966 | Caribbean |
| MAY | 1966 | - | JUN | 1966 | North Atlantic |
| JUN | 1966 | - | AUG | 1966 | Caribbean |
| SEP | 1966 | - | OCT | 1966 | North Atlantic |
| NOV | 1966 | - | NOV | 1967 | Guantanamo Bay |
| NOV | 1967 | - | NOV | 1967 | Guantanamo Bay |
| MAR | 1968 | - | Shellback Initiation - 4 MAR 1968 - Pacific Ocean | ||
LST-583 General Specifications
Class: LST-542-class tank landing ship
Named for: Churchill County
Complement: 7 Officers and 104 Enlisted
Displacement: 1625 tons
Length: 328 feet
Beam: 50 feet
Flank Speed: 12 knots
Final Disposition: Sold 1 August 1975