USS Chesterfield County

USS Chesterfield County (LST-551), originally USS LST-551, was an LST-542-class tank landing ship built for the United States Navy during World War II and in commission from 1944 to 1955 and again in the late 1960s. Named after Chesterfield County, South Carolina, and Chesterfield County, Virginia, she has been the only U.S. Navy vessel to bear the name.

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LST-542-class tank landing ship, tank landing ship, Missouri Valley Bridge & Iron Co., United States Navy, 

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1939-09-01T00:00:00Z

1939-09-01T00:00:00Z

World War II Q362

1944-01-15T00:00:00Z

1944-01-15T00:00:00Z

keel laying

1965-12-21T00:00:00Z

1965-12-21T00:00:00Z

ship recommissioning

1944-03-11T00:00:00Z

1944-03-11T00:00:00Z

ship launching

1944-04-14T00:00:00Z

1944-04-14T00:00:00Z

ship commissioning

1955-06-10T00:00:00Z

1955-06-10T00:00:00Z

ship decommissioning

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