USS Cheboygan County (LST-533)
| Career | |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Struck: | 15 September 1974 |
| Honours and awards: |
1 battle star (World War II) |
| Fate: | Sold for scrapping, 1 December 1975 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | LST-491-class tank landing ship |
| Displacement: | 1,625 long tons (1,651 t) light 4,080 long tons (4,145 t) full |
| Length: | 328 ft (100 m) |
| Beam: | 50 ft (15 m) |
| Draft: | Unloaded : 2 ft 4 in (0.71 m) forward 7 ft 6 in (2.29 m) aft Loaded : 8 ft 2 in (2.49 m) forward 14 ft 1 in (4.29 m) aft |
| 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 |
| Armament: | • 1 × single 3"/50 caliber gun mount • 4 × twin 40 mm guns • 12 × single 20 mm guns |
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 with Lieutenant C. E. Hanks in command.
Read more about USS Cheboygan County (LST-533): Service History
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