USS Calaveras County (LST-516)

History
United States
Name| USS LST-516
Builder| Chicago Bridge & Iron Company, Seneca, Illinois
Laid down| 6 September 1943
Launched| 7 January 1944
Commissioned| 31 January 1944
Decommissioned| 28 February 1947
Recommissioned| 22 September 1950
Decommissioned| 21 December 1955
Renamed| USS Calaveras County (LST-516), 1 July 1955
Stricken| 1 October 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 & landing
craft carried| 3 LCVPs 1 Captains gig.
Troops| Approximately 130 officers and enlisted men
Complement| 8–10 officers, 89–100 enlisted men
Armament|

* 1 × single 3-inch/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 6 September 1943 at Seneca, Illinois, by the Chicago Bridge & Iron Company; launched on 7 January 1944; sponsored by Mrs. R. R. Hansen; and commissioned on 31 January 1944 with Lieutenant M. J. Miller in command.

## Service history[edit]

During World War II, LST-516 was assigned to the European Theater and participated in the Invasion of Normandy in June, 1944. On 28 February 1947 she was decommissioned and, as a result of hostilities in Korea, recommissioned on 22 September 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 20 September 1953. Following her Korean service, she returned to the United States. She was named USS Calaveras County (LST-516) on 1 July 1955. On 21 December 1955 the ship was decommissioned and struck from the Naval Vessel Register on 1 October 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.

## References[edit]

This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.

* "LST-516". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Retrieved 7 April 2007.
* "LST-516 Calaveras County". Amphibious Photo Archive. Retrieved 7 April 2007.

## See also[edit]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to LST-516 Calaveras County (ship, 1944).

* List of United States Navy LSTs

LST-516 embarking Vietnamese refugees for their journey from Haiphong, North Vietnam to Saigon, South Vietnam during Operation Passage to Freedom, October 1954.

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LST-491-class tank landing ships

* LST-491 / T-LST-491
* LST-492
* LST-493
* LST-494
* LST-495
* LST-496
* LST-497
* LST-498
* LST-499
* LST-500
* LST-501
* LST-502
* LST-503
* LST-504 / Buchanan County
* LST-505
* LST-506
* LST-507
* LST-508
* LST-509 / Bulloch County
* LST-510 / Buncombe County
* LST-511
* LST-512 / Burnett County
* LST-513 / Endymion
* LST-514 / Midas
* LST-515 / Caddo Parish
* LST-516 / Calaveras County
* LST-517
* LST-518 / Nestor
* LST-519 / Calhoun County
* LST-520
* LST-521 / T-LST-521 / Cape May County
* LST-522
* LST-523
* LST-524
* LST-525 / Caroline County
* LST-526
* LST-527 / Cassia County
* LST-528 / Catahoula Parish
* LST-529 / Cayuga County
* LST-530
* LST-531
* LST-532 / Chase County
* LST-533 / Cheboygan County
* LST-534
* LST-535
* LST-536
* LST-537
* LST-538
* LST-539
* LST-540
* LST-541

Other operators

Republic of China Navy|

* Chung Ting (ex-LST-537)
* Chung Kuang (ex-LST-503)
* Chung Shu (ex-LST-520)
* Chung Wan (ex-T-LST-535)

Colombian National Navy|

* Midas

French Navy|

* Orne (ex-LST-508)

Republic of Korea Navy|

* ex-LST-536

Peruvian Navy|

* Paita (ex-Burnett County)

Philippine Navy|

* Bataan (ex-Caddo Parish)
* Cotabato del Sur (ex-Thị Nại)
* Lanao del Sur (ex-T-LST-491)

Republic of Singapore Navy|

* ex-Chase County

Royal Navy|

* LST-538

Republic of Vietnam Navy|

* Thị Nại (ex-Cayuga County)
* Qui Nhơn (ex-Bulloch County)

Vietnam People's Navy|

* HQ-505 (ex-Qui Nhơn)

* Preceded by: LST-1 class
* Followed by: LST-542 class

* List of United States Navy LSTs
* List of United States Navy amphibious warfare ships

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MARCOM Ships built by Chicago Bridge & Iron's, Prairie Shipyard, Seneca, Illinois

United States Navy
LST-1-class tank landing ships|

* LST-132
* LST-133
* LST-134
* LST-135 / Orestes
* LST-136
* LST-197
* LST-198
* LST-199
* LST-200
* LST-201 / Pontus
* LST-202
* LST-203
* LST-204
* LST-205
* LST-206
* LST-207
* LST-208
* LST-209 / Bamberg County
* LST-210
* LST-211
* LST-212
* LST-213
* LST-214
* LST-215
* LST-216
* LST-217
* LST-218
* LST-219
* LST-220
* LST-221
* LST-222
* LST-223
* LST-224
* LST-225
* LST-226
* LST-227
* LST-228
* LST-229
* LST-230 / T-LST-230
* LST-231
* LST-232 – LST-236 (Cancelled 1942)

United States Navy
LST-491-class tank landing ships|

* LST-511
* LST-512 / Burnett County
* LST-513
* LST-514
* LST-515 / Caddo Parish
* LST-516 / Calaveras County
* LST-517
* LST-518
* LST-519 / Calhoun County
* LST-520 / T-LST-520
* LST-521 / T-LST-521 / Cape May County
* LST-522

United States Navy
LST-542-class tank landing ships|

* LST-600
* LST-601 / Clarke County
* LST-602 / Clearwater County
* LST-603 / Coconino County
* LST-604 / Silenus
* LST-605
* LST-606
* LST-607 / T-LST-607
* LST-608
* LST-609
* LST-610
* LST-611 / Crook County
* LST-612
* LST-613 / T-LST-613
* LST-614
* LST-615
* LST-616
* LST-617
* LST-618
* LST-619
* LST-620
* LST-621
* LST-622
* LST-623
* LST-624
* LST-625
* LST-626
* LST-627
* LST-628
* LST-629 / T-LST-629
* LST-630
* LST-631
* LST-632
* LST-633
* LST-634
* LST-635
* LST-636
* LST-637
* LST-638
* LST-639
* LST-640
* LST-641
* LST-642
* LST-643
* LST-644 / Minos
* LST-645 / Minotaur
* LST-646
* LST-647
* LST-648
* LST-649 / T-LST-649
* LST-650 / Pandemus
* LST-651
* LST-652
* LST-772 / Ford County
* LST-773 / Antigone
* LST-774
* LST-850 / Juniata County
* LST-851
* LST-852 / Satyr
* LST-853 / Kane County
* LST-854 / Kemper County
* LST-855 / Kent County
* LST-856
* LST-857 / King County
* LST-858 / Stentor
* LST-859 / Lafayette County
* LST-860
* LST-1115 / Pentheus
* LST-1116 / Prosperine
* LST-1117 / Tantalus
* LST-1118 / Typhon
* LST-1119 / Diomedes
* LST-1120 / San Joaquin County
* LST-1121 / Demeter
* LST-1122
* LST-1123 / Sedgwick County
* LST-1124 / Amphitrite
* LST-1125 / Brontes
* LST-1126 / Snohomish County
* LST-1127 / Helios
* LST-1128 / Solano County
* LST-1129 / Somervell County
* LST-1130
* LST-1131 / Askari
* LST-1132 / Bellerophon
* LST-1133 / Chiron
* LST-1134 / Stark County
* LST-1135
* LST-1136 / Bellona
* LST-1137 / Chimaera
* LST-1138 / Steuben County
* LST-1139
* LST-1140
* LST-1141 / Stone County
* LST-1142 / Stafford County
* LST-1143 / Daedalus
* LST-1144
* LST-1145 / Gordius
* LST-1146 / Summit County
* LST-1147 / Indra
* LST-1148 / Sumner County
* LST-1149 / Krishna
* LST-1150 / Sutter County
* LST-1151 / Quirinus
* LST-1152 / Sweetwater County

United States Navy
Portunus-class motor torpedo boat tenders|

* Orestes (ex-LST-135)
* Silenus (ex-LST-604)
* Antigone (ex-LST-773)
* Brontes (ex-LST-1125)
* Chiron (ex-LST-1133)
* Pontus (ex-LST-201)

United States Navy
Aristaeus-class battle damage repair ships|

* Zeus (ex-LST-132)
* Midas (ex-LST-514)
* Nestor (ex-LST-518)
* Demeter (ex-LST-1121)
* Diomedes (ex-LST-1119)
* Helios (ex-LST-1127)

United States Navy
Achelous-class landing craft repair ships|

| Completed|

* Atlas (ex-LST-231)
* Egeria (ex-LST-136)
* Endymion (ex-LST-513)
* Minos (ex-LST-644)
* Minotaur (ex-LST-645)
* Pandemus (ex-LST-650)
* Pentheus (ex-LST-1115)
* Proserpine (ex-LST-1116)
* Satyr (ex-LST-852)
* Stentor (ex-LST-858)
* Tantalus (ex-LST-1117)
* Typhon (ex-LST-1118)
* Amphitrite (ex-LST-1124)
* Askari (ex-LST-1131)
* Bellerophon (ex-LST-1132)
* Bellona (ex-LST-1136)
* Chimaera (ex-LST-1137)
* Daedalus (ex-LST-1143)
* Gordius (ex-LST-1145)
* Indra (ex-LST-1147)
* Krishna (ex-LST-1149)
* Quirinus (ex-LST-1151)

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Cancelled|

* ARL-25 (ex-LST-856)
* ARL-34 (ex-LST-1141)

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