USS Pitkin County (LST-1082)

USS Pitkin County (LST-1082)

USS Pitkin County (LST-1082) was an LST-542-class tank landing ship built for the United States Navy during World War II. Named after Pitkin County, Colorado, she was the only U.S. Naval Vessel to bear the name.

Originally laid down as LST-1082 on 18 November 1944 by the American Bridge Company of Ambridge, Pennsylvania. The ship was launched on 26 January 1945, sponsored by Mrs. Stephen Anzio; departed Ambridge on 26 January 1945 under a ferry crew which piloted her down the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers to the U.S. Naval Repair Base, Algiers, Louisiana; and commissioned at New Orleans on 7 February 1945, Lt. John B. Cameron, USNR, in command.

Read more about USS Pitkin County (LST-1082):  World War II, 1945–1946, Korean War, 1950–1955, Vietnam War, 1966–1971, Decommissioning and Sale, Awards, See Also

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