USS Chesterfield County

Tank landing ship

History
United States
Name| USS LST-551, later USS Chesterfield County
Namesake| Chesterfield County, South Carolina, and Chesterfield County, Virginia,
Builder| Missouri Valley Bridge and Iron Company, Evansville, Indiana
Laid down| 15 January 1944
Launched| 11 March 1944
Sponsored by| Mrs. H. Edward Lannan
Commissioned| 14 April 1944
Decommissioned| 10 June 1955
Renamed| USS Chesterfield County (LST-551), 1 July 1955
Recommissioned| 21 December 1965
Stricken| 1 June 1970
Honours and
awards|

* 1 battle star for World War II
* 2 campaign stars for the Vietnam War

Fate| Sold for scrapping, February 1971
General characteristics
Class and type| LST-542-class tank landing ship
Displacement|

* 1,780 long tons (1,809 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

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| Approximately 140 officers and enlisted men
Complement| 8-10 officers, 100-115 enlisted men
Armament|

* 1 × single 3-inch/50-caliber gun mount
* 8 × 40 mm guns
* 12 × 20 mm guns

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.

## Construction and commissioning

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LST-551 was laid down on 15 January 1944 at Evansville, Indiana, by the Missouri Valley Bridge and Iron Company. She was launched on 11 March 1944, sponsored by Mrs. H. Edward Lannan, and commissioned on 14 April 1944.

## Service history, 1944–1955

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During World War II, LST-551 was assigned to the European Theater of Operations and participated in the Operation Dragoon the invasion of southern France, in August and September 1944. Following the war, LST-551 performed occupation service in Europe until early July 1945. She then served with Amphibious Force, United States Atlantic Fleet, until she was decommissioned on 10 June 1955.

While out of commission, LST-551 was renamed USS Chesterfield County (LST-551) on 1 July 1955.

## Service history, 1960s

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Chesterfield County was recommissioned on 21 December 1965 and operated on the Brown Waters Vietnam in 1966 and 1967 during the Vietnam War. Decommissioned once again in 1968, she was struck from the Naval Vessel Register on 1 June 1970 and sold to Mitsui and Company of Japan in February 1971 for scrapping.

## Awards and honors

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LST-551 earned one battle star for World War II service and Chesterfield County earned two battle stars for Vietnam War service.

## References

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* This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
* "LST-551". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Retrieved 11 May 2007.
* "LST-551 Chesterfield County". Amphibious Photo Archive. Retrieved 11 May 2007.

## See also

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* List of United States Navy LSTs
* Chesterfield County, South Carolina
* Chesterfield County, Virginia

* v
* t
* e

LST-542-class tank landing ships

LST-542 – LST-599

* LST-542 / Chelan County
* LST-543
* LST-544
* LST-545
* LST-546 / T-LST-546
* LST-547
* LST-548 / T-LST-548
* LST-549
* LST-550 / T-LST-550
* LST-551 / Chesterfield County
* LST-552
* LST-553
* LST-554
* LST-555
* LST-556
* LST-557
* LST-558
* LST-559
* LST-560
* LST-561 / Chittenden County
* LST-562
* LST-563
* LST-564
* LST-565
* LST-566 / T-LST-566
* LST-567
* LST-568
* LST-569
* LST-570
* LST-571
* LST-572
* LST-573
* LST-574
* LST-575 / LST(M)-575 / Wythe
* LST-576
* LST-577
* LST-578
* LST-579
* LST-580
* LST-581
* LST-582
* LST-583 / Churchill County
* LST-584
* LST-585
* LST-586
* LST-587
* LST-588
* LST-589
* LST-590 / T-LST-590
* LST-591
* LST-592
* LST-593
* LST-594
* LST-595
* LST-596
* LST-597
* LST-598
* LST-599

LST-600 – LST-699

* 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 / T-LST-623
* LST-624
* LST-625
* LST-626
* LST-627
* LST-628
* 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
* LST-650 / Pandemus
* LST-651
* LST-652 / LST(H)-652 / T-LST-652
* LST-653
* LST-654
* LST-655
* LST-656
* LST-657 / T-LST-657
* LST-658
* LST-659
* LST-660
* LST-661
* LST-662
* LST-663
* LST-664
* LST-665
* LST-666
* LST-667
* LST-668
* LST-669
* LST-670
* LST-671
* LST-672
* LST-673
* LST-674
* LST-675
* LST-676 / LST(M)-676 / Yavapai
* LST-677 / LST(M)-677 / Yolo
* LST-678 / USS Presque Isle (APB-44)
* LST-679
* LST-680
* LST-681
* LST-682
* LST-683
* LST-684
* LST-685 / Curry County
* LST-686
* LST-687
* LST-688
* LST-689 / Daggett County
* LST-690
* LST-691
* LST-692 / Daviess County
* LST-693
* LST-694
* LST-695
* LST-696
* LST-697
* LST-698
* LST-699

LST-700 – LST-799

* LST-700
* LST-701
* LST-702
* LST-703
* LST-704
* LST-705
* LST-706
* LST-707
* LST-708
* LST-709
* LST-710 / Accomac
* LST-711
* LST-712
* LST-713
* LST-714
* LST-715 / DeKalb County
* LST-716
* LST-717
* LST-718
* LST-719
* LST-720
* LST-721
* LST-722 / Dodge County
* LST-723
* LST-724
* LST-725
* LST-726
* LST-727
* LST-728
* LST-729
* LST-730
* LST-731 / LST(H)-731 / Douglas County
* LST-732
* LST-733
* LST-734
* LST-735 / Dukes County
* LST-736
* LST-737
* LST-738
* LST-739
* LST-740
* LST-741
* LST-742 / Dunn County
* LST-743
* LST-744
* LST-745
* LST-746
* LST-747
* LST-748
* LST-749
* LST-750
* LST-751
* LST-752
* LST-753
* LST-754
* LST-755
* LST-756
* LST-757
* LST-758 / Duval County
* LST-759 / Eddy County
* LST-760
* LST-761 / Esmeraldo County
* LST-762 / Floyd County
* LST-763
* LST-764
* LST-765
* LST-766
* LST-767
* LST-768
* LST-769
* LST-770
* LST-771
* LST-772 / Ford County
* LST-773 / Antigone
* LST-774
* LST-775
* LST-776
* LST-777
* LST-778
* LST-779
* LST-780
* LST-781
* LST-782
* LST-783
* LST-784 / Garfield County
* LST-785
* LST-786 / Garrett County
* LST-787
* LST-788
* LST-789
* LST-790 / LST(H)-790
* LST-791
* LST-792
* LST-793
* LST-794 / Gibson County
* LST-795
* LST-796
* LST-797
* LST-798
* LST-799 / Greer County

LST-800 – LST-899

* LST-800
* LST-801
* LST-802 / Hamilton County
* LST-803 / Hampden County
* LST-804
* LST-805
* LST-806
* LST-807
* LST-808
* LST-809
* LST-810
* LST-811
* LST-812
* LST-813
* LST-814
* LST-815
* LST-816
* LST-817
* LST-818
* LST-819 / Hampshire County
* LST-820
* LST-821 / Harnett County
* LST-822 / Harris County
* LST-823
* LST-824 / Henry County
* LST-825 / Hickman County
* LST-826
* LST-827 / Hillsborough County
* LST-828
* LST-829
* LST-830
* LST-831
* LST-832
* LST-833
* LST-834
* LST-835 / Hillsdale County
* LST-836 / Holmes County
* LST-837
* LST-838 / Hunterdon County
* LST-839 / Iredell County
* LST-840 / Iron County
* LST-841
* LST-842
* LST-843
* LST-844
* LST-845 / Jefferson County
* LST-846 / Jennings County
* LST-847
* LST-848 / Jerome County
* LST-849 / Johnson County
* 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-861
* LST-862
* LST-863
* LST-864
* LST-865
* LST-866
* LST-867
* LST-868
* LST-869
* LST-870
* LST-871 / LST(H)-871
* LST-872
* LST-873
* LST-874
* LST-875
* LST-876
* LST-877
* LST-878
* LST-879
* LST-880 / Lake County
* LST-881
* LST-882
* LST-883 / La Moure County
* LST-884
* LST-885
* LST-886
* LST-887 / Lawrence County
* LST-888 / Lee County
* LST-889
* LST-890
* LST-891
* LST-892
* LST-893
* LST-894
* LST-895
* LST-896
* LST-897
* LST-898 / Lincoln County
* LST-899

LST-900 – LST-999

* LST-900 / Linn County
* LST-901 / Litchfield County
* LST-902 / Luzerne County
* LST-903 / Lyman County
* LST-904 / Lyon County
* LST-905 / Madera County
* LST-906
* LST-907
* LST-908
* LST-909
* LST-910
* LST-911
* LST-912 / Mahnomen County
* LST-913
* LST-914 / Mahoning County
* LST-915
* LST-916
* LST-917
* LST-918
* LST-919
* LST-920
* LST-921
* LST-922
* LST-923
* LST-924
* LST-925
* LST-926
* LST-927
* LST-928 / Cameron
* LST-929 / LST(H)-929
* LST-930 / LST(H)-930
* LST-931 / LST(H)-931
* LST-932
* LST-933
* LST-934
* LST-935
* LST-936
* LST-937
* LST-938 / Maricopa County
* LST-939
* LST-940
* LST-941
* LST-942
* LST-943
* LST-944
* LST-945
* LST-946
* LST-947
* LST-948 / Myrmidon
* LST-949 / LST(H)-949
* LST-950 / LST(H)-950
* LST-951 / LST(H)-951
* LST-952 / LST(H)-952
* LST-953 / Marinette County
* LST-954 / Numitor
* LST-955 / Patroclus
* LST-956 / Sarpedon
* LST-957
* LST-958
* LST-959
* LST-960
* LST-961
* LST-962 / Romulus
* LST-963 / Sphinx
* LST-964
* LST-965
* LST-966 / Callisto
* LST-967 / Ulysses
* LST-968
* LST-969
* LST-970
* LST-971 / Menelaus
* LST-972
* LST-973
* LST-974
* LST-975 / Marion County
* LST-976 / Telamon
* LST-977 / Alecto
* LST-978
* LST-979
* LST-980 / Meeker County
* LST-981
* LST-982
* LST-983 / Middlesex County
* LST-984
* LST-985
* LST-986
* LST-987 / Millard County
* LST-988 / Mineral County
* LST-989
* LST-990
* LST-991
* LST-992
* LST-993
* LST-994
* LST-995
* LST-996
* LST-997
* LST-998
* LST-999

LST-1000 – LST-1099

* LST-1000
* LST-1001
* LST-1002
* LST-1003 / Coronis
* LST-1004
* LST-1005
* LST-1006
* LST-1007
* LST-1008
* LST-1009
* LST-1010
* LST-1011
* LST-1012
* LST-1013
* LST-1014
* LST-1015
* LST-1016
* LST-1017
* LST-1018
* LST-1019
* LST-1020
* LST-1021
* LST-1022
* LST-1023
* LST-1024
* LST-1025
* LST-1026
* LST-1027
* LST-1028
* LST-1029
* LST-1030
* LST-1031
* LST-1032 / Monmouth County
* LST-1033 / LST(H)-1033
* LST-1034
* LST-1035
* LST-1036 / Creon
* LST-1037 / Poseidon
* LST-1038 / Monroe County
* LST-1039
* LST-1040
* LST-1041 / Montgomery County
* LST-1042
* LST-1043
* LST-1044
* LST-1045
* LST-1046
* LST-1047
* LST-1048 / Morgan County
* LST-1049
* LST-1050
* LST-1051
* LST-1052
* LST-1053
* LST-1054
* LST-1055
* LST-1056
* LST-1057
* LST-1058
* LST-1059
* LST-1060
* LST-1061
* LST-1062
* LST-1063
* LST-1064 / Nansemond County
* LST-1065
* LST-1066 / New London County
* LST-1067 / Nye County
* LST-1068 / Orange County
* LST-1069 / Orleans Parish
* LST-1070 / Electron
* LST-1071 / Ouachita County
* LST-1072 / T-LST-1072
* LST-1073 / Outagamie County
* LST-1074 / Overton County
* LST-1075
* LST-1076 / Page County
* LST-1077 / Park County
* LST-1078 / Proton
* LST-1079 / Payette County
* LST-1080 / Pender County
* LST-1081 / Pima County
* LST-1082 / Pitkin County
* LST-1083 / Plumas County
* LST-1084 / Polk County
* LST-1085 / Colington
* LST-1086 / Potter County
* LST-1087
* LST-1088 / Pulaski County
* LST-1089 / Rice County
* LST-1090 / Russell County
* LST-1091 / Sagadahoc County
* LST-1092 / Aventinus
* LST-1093 / Fabius
* LST-1094 / Chloris
* LST-1095 / Megara
* LST-1096 / St. Clair County
* LST-1097 / League Island
* LST-1098 / Laysan Island
* LST-1099 / Okala

LST-1100 – LST-1152

* LST-1100 / Palmyra
* LST-1101 / Saline County
* LST-1102 / Chimon
* LST-1103
* LST-1104
* LST-1105
* LST-1106
* LST-1107
* LST-1108
* LST-1109
* LST-1110 / San Bernardino County
* LST-1111 / Blackford
* LST-1112 / Dorchester
* LST-1113 / Kingman
* LST-1114 / Presque Isle (AKS-19) / Vandenburgh
* LST-1115 / Pentheus
* LST-1116 / Proserpine
* LST-1117 / Tantalus
* LST-1118 / Typhon
* LST-1119 / Diomedes
* LST-1120
* LST-1121 / Demeter
* LST-1122 / San Joaquin County
* 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 / Strafford County
* LST-1143 / Daedalus
* LST-1144 / Sublette County
* 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

Other operators

Argentina (merchant marine)|

* Altamar (ex-Chiron)

Argentine Navy|

* Cabo San Bartolome (ex-LST-851)
* Cabo San Diego (ex-LST-995)
* Cabo San Francisco de Paula (ex-LST-998)
* Cabo San Gonzalo (ex-LST-872)
* Cabo San Isidro (ex-LST-919)
* Cabo San Pablo (ex-LST-994)
* BDT-8 (ex-LST-869)
* BDT-9 (ex-LST-1057)
* Cabo Pio (ex-LST-1044)
* Cabo San Sebastian (ex-LST-1108)
* BDT-12 (ex-LST-1104)
* Cabo Buen Tiempo (ex-LST-801)
* Cabo San Vincente (ex-LST-734)

Brazilian Navy|

* Belmonte (ex-Helios)
* Garcia D'Avila (ex–Outagamie County)

Chilean Navy|

* Aguila (ex-Aventinus)
* Comandante Hemmerdinger (ex–New London County)
* Comandante Araya (ex–Nye County)

Republic of China Navy|

* Chung Hai (ex-LST-755)
* Chung Chuan (ex-LST-640)
* Chung Hsing (ex-LST-557)
* Chung Chien (ex-LST-716)
* Chung Chi (ex-LST-1017)
* Chung Cheng (ex-LST-1075)
* Chung Shun (ex-LST-732)
* Chung Hsun (ex-LST-993)
* Chung Lien (ex-LST-1050)
* Chung Yung (ex-LST-574)
* Chung Sheng (ex-LST(H)-1033)
* Chung Kong (ex-LST-945)
* Chung Hai / Kao Hsiung (ex–Dukes County)
* Heng Shan / Chung Chuan (ex-LST-1030)
* Chung Fu (ex–Iron County)
* Chung Cheng (ex–Lafayette County)
* Chung Chiang (ex–San Bernardino County)
* Chung Chin (ex–Sagadahoc County)
* Chung Ming (ex–Sweetwater County)
* Chung Pang (ex–LST-578)
* Chung Yeh (ex–Sublette County)
* Chung Yeh (ex-LST-717)
* ex-LST(H)-929
* ex-LST-991
* ex-LST-993
* ex-LST-1008

People's Liberation Army Navy|

* Dabie Shan (ex-LST-1008)

Ecuadorian Navy|

* Hualcopo (ex–Summit County)

French Navy|

* Odet (ex-LST-815)
* Chélif (ex-LST-874)
* Adour (ex-LST-860)
* Golo (ex-LST-973)

German Navy|

* Odin (ex-Ulysses)
* Wotan (ex-Diomedes)
* Bamberg (ex–Greer County)
* Bochum (ex–Rice County)
* Bottrup (ex–Saline County)
* ex–Millard County
* ex–Montgomery County

Hellenic Navy|

* Ikaria (ex–Potter County)
* Kriti (ex–Page County)

Indonesian Navy|

* Tandjung Nusanive (ex–Lawrence County)
* Teluk Langsa (ex–Solano County)
* Teluk Bayur (ex-LST-616)
* Teluk Amboina
* Teluk Kau (ex-T-LST-652)
* Teluk Ratai (ex–Presque Isle (APB-44))
* Teluk Saleh (ex–Clarke County)
* Teluk Bone (ex–Iredell County)
* Jaya Wijaya (ex-Askari)
* Tandjung Radja (ex–Russell County)

Imperial Iranian Navy|

* Sohrab (ex-Gordius)

Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force|

* Hayatomo (ex–Hamilton County)
* Ōsumi (ex–Daggett County)
* Shimokita (ex–Hillsdale County)
* Shiretoko (ex–Nansemond County)

Republic of Korea Navy|

* Duk Soo (ex-Minotaur)
* Un Bong (ex-LST-1010)
* Wi Bong (ex–Johnson County)
* Suyeong (ex–Kane County)
* Buk Han (ex–Linn County)
* Hwa San (ex–Pender County)

Royal Malaysian Navy|

* Sri Langkawi (ex–Hunterdon County)
* Sri Banggi (ex–Henry County)
* Rajah Jarom (ex–Sedgwick County)

Mexican Navy|

* Rio Panuco (ex–Park County)
* Manzanillo (ex–Clearwater County)
* Rio Grijalva (ex-Megara)

Royal Netherlands Navy|

* LST 2 / Pelikaan (ex–LST-627)
* LST 3 (ex–LST-1040)
* LST 4 (ex–LST-585)

Philippine Navy|

* Aklan / Kamagong (ex-Romulus)
* Narra (ex-Krishna)
* Yakal (ex–Vĩnh Long)
* Pampanga (ex-LST-842)
* Bulacan (ex-LST-843)
* Albay (ex-LST-865)
* Misamis Oriental (ex-LST-875)
* Agusan del Sur (ex–Nha Trang)
* Sierra Madre (ex–Mỹ Tho)
* Zamboanga de Sur (ex–Cam Ranh)
* Surigao del Sur (ex-LST-546)
* Cagayan (ex–Hickman County)
* Ilocos Norte (ex–Madera County)
* Lanao del Norte (ex-LST-566)
* Leyte del Sur (ex-LST-607)
* Davao Oriental (ex-Ōsumi)
* Benguet (ex–Daviess County)
* Aurora (ex–Harris County)
* Cavite (ex-Shimokita)
* Samar del Norte (ex-Shiretoko)
* Cotabato del Norte (ex–Orleans Parish)
* Tawi-Tawi (ex-T-LST-1072)
* Kalinga Apayao (ex–Cần Thơ)

Republic of Singapore Navy|

* Endurance (ex–Holmes County)
* Excellence (ex-LST-629)
* Intrepid (ex-LST-579)
* Resolution (ex-T-LST-649)
* Persistence (ex-LST-613)
* Perseverance (ex-T-LST-623)

Royal Thai Navy|

* Angthong (ex-LST-924)
* Chang (ex–Lincoln County)
* Pangan (ex–Stark County)
* Lanta (ex–Stone County)
* Prathong (ex–Dodge County)

Turkish Naval Forces|

* Onaran (ex-Alecto)
* Başaran (ex-Patroclus)
* Bayraktar (ex-Bottrup)
* Sancaktar (ex-Bochum)

Royal Navy (United Kingdom)|

* LST-1021

United States Army|

* FS-751 (ex-LST-1047)
* LST-694
* LST-715
* LST-742
* LST-883

Bolivarian Navy of Venezuela|

* Capana (ex-LST-907)
* Guayana (ex-Quirinus)

Republic of Vietnam Navy|

* Cam Ranh (ex–Marion County)
* Đà Nẵng (ex–Maricopa County)
* Vũng Tàu (ex–Coconino County)
* Nha Trang (ex–Jerome County)
* Mỹ Tho (ex–Harnett County)
* Cần Thơ (ex–Garrett County)
* Vĩnh Long (ex-Satyr)

Vietnam People's Navy|

* Trần Khánh Dư (ex–Đà Nẵng)
* HQ-503 (ex-Vũng Tàu)

* Preceded by: LST-491 class
* Followed by: Talbot County class

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