| Career | |
|---|---|
| Name: | USS LST-516 |
| Builder: | Chicago Bridge & Iron Company, Seneca, Illinois |
| Laid down: | September 6, 1943 |
| Launched: | January 7, 1944 |
| Commissioned: | January 31, 1944 |
| Decommissioned: | February 28, 1947 |
| Recommissioned: | September 22, 1950 |
| Decommissioned: | December 21, 1955 |
| Renamed: | USS Calaveras County (LST-516), July 1, 1955 |
| Struck: | October 1, 1958 |
| Honours and awards: |
1 battle star (WWII) 4 battle stars (Korea) |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | LST-491-class tank landing ship |
| Displacement: | 1,625 long tons (1,651 t) light 3,640 long tons (3,698 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 |
| Depth: | 8 ft (2.4 m) forward 14 ft 4 in (4.37 m) aft (full load) |
| Propulsion: | 2 × General Motors 12-567 diesel engines, two shafts, twin rudders |
| Speed: | 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
| Boats and landing craft carried: |
2 LCVPs |
| Troops: | Approximately 130 officers and enlisted men |
| Complement: | 8-10 officers, 89-100 enlisted men |
| Armament: | • 1 × single 3"/50 caliber gun mount • 8 × 40 mm guns • 12 × 20 mm guns |
USS Calaveras County (LST-516) was an LST-491-class tank landing ship built for the United States Navy during World War II. Named for Calaveras County, California, she was the only U.S. Naval vessel to bear the name.
LST-516 was laid down on September 6, 1943 at Seneca, Illinois, by the Chicago Bridge & Iron Company; launched on January 7, 1944; sponsored by Mrs. R. R. Hansen; and commissioned on January 31, 1944 with Lieutenant M. J. Miller in command.
During World War II, LST-516 was assigned to the European Theater and participated in the Invasion of Normandy in June, 1944. On February 28, 1947 she was decommissioned and, as a result of hostilities in Korea, recommissioned on September 22, 1950. She served in the Korean War and took part in the following campaigns: U.N. Summer-Fall Offensive (November, 1951); Second Korean Winter (January and February, 1952); Third Korean Winter (December, 1952 and January through April, 1953); Korea, Summer 1953 (June through July, 1953). Immediately following the Korean War, she continued to serve in the Korean area until September 20, 1953. Following her Korean service, she returned to the United States. She was named USS Calaveras County (LST-516) on July 1, 1955. On December 21, 1955 the ship was decommissioned and struck from the Naval Vessel Register on October 1, 1958. Her final fate is unknown.
LST-516 received one battle star for World War II service and four battle stars for Korean War service.
This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.
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