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| History | |
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 United States | |
| Name | USS LST-533 |
| Namesake | Cheboygan County, Michigan |
| Builder | Missouri Valley Bridge and Iron Company, Evansville, Indiana |
| Laid down | 29 September 1943 |
| Launched | 1 December 1943 |
| Commissioned | 27 January 1944 |
| Decommissioned | 1 December 1955 |
| Renamed | USS Cheboygan County (LST-533), 1 July 1955 |
| Recommissioned | 18 November 1961 |
| Decommissioned | May 1969 |
| Stricken | 15 September 1974 |
| Honours and awards | 1 battle star (World War II) |
| Fate | Sold for scrapping, 1 December 1975 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | LST-491-class tank landing ship |
| Displacement |
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| Length | 328 ft (100 m) |
| Beam | 50 ft (15 m) |
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| Propulsion | 2 × General Motors 12-567 diesel engines, two shafts, twin rudders |
| Speed | 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
| Boats & landing craft carried | 2 LCVPs |
| Troops | 16 officers, 147 enlisted men |
| Complement | 7 officers, 104 enlisted men |
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USS Cheboygan County (LST-533) was an LST-491-class tank landing ship built for the United States Navy during World War II. Named for Cheboygan County, Michigan, she has so far been the only U.S. Naval vessel to bear the name. The name Cheboygan also means "Big Boat".
LST-533 was laid down on 29 September 1943 at Evansville, Indiana, by the Missouri Valley Bridge & Iron Company; launched on 1 December 1943; sponsored by Mrs. H. D. Peoples; and commissioned on 27 January 1944.
Service history
During World War II, LST-533 was assigned to the European Theater. She participated in the Invasion of Normandy. LST-533 departed Trebah near Falmouth[1] Cornwall, United Kingdom on 5 June 1944, transporting units of the 29th Infantry Division. Following the War, LST-533 performed occupation duty in Europe until early February 1953. She was named USS Cheboygan County (LST-533) on 1 July 1955. The ship was decommissioned on 1 December 1955, recommissioned on 18 November 1961, and performed duties for the Service Force, U.S. Atlantic Fleet. The tank landing ship was again decommissioned in May, 1969, and struck from the Naval Vessel Register on 15 September 1974. The ship was sold for scrapping 1 December 1975 by the Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service (DRMS).
LST-533 earned one battle star for World War II service.
References
This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.
- "LST-533". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Retrieved 11 May 2007.
- "LST-533 Cheboygan County". Amphibious Photo Archive. Retrieved 11 May 2007.
See also
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