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U.S.S. ATCHISON COUNTY
(LST-60)Click to view crew list
LST-60 Deployments - Major Events
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Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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NOV | 1943 | - | Keel Date: 14 NOV 1943 at Dravo Corporation Neville Island Pittsburgh PA | ||
DEC | 1943 | - | Launch Date: 24 DEC 1943 | ||
FEB | 1944 | - | Commissioned: 7 FEB 1944 | ||
JUN | 1944 | - | JUL | 1944 | North Atlantic-Med-Indian Ocean |
JUN | 1946 | - | 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