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LST-516 Calaveras County


Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons



Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - American Campaign Medal
Second Row - European-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal (1) - World War II Victory Medal - National Defense Service Medal
Third Row - Korean Service Medal (4) - United Nations Service Medal - Republic of Korean War Service Medal (retroactive)


LST-511 Class Tank Landing Ship:
  • Laid down, 6 September 1943, at the Chicago Bridge and Iron Co., Seneca, IL
  • Launched, 7 January 1944
  • Commissioned USS LST-516, 31 January 1944, Lt. M.J. Miller in command
  • During World War II LST-516 was assigned to the European Theater and participated in the:
  • Decommissioned, 28 February 1947
  • Recommissioned, 22 September 1950
  • LST-516 served in the Korean War taking part in the following campaigns:
  • Named USS Calaveras County (LST 516), 1 July 1955
  • Decommissioned, 21 December 1955
  • Struck from the Naval Register, 1 October 1958
  • Final Disposition, fate unknown
  • Calaveras County earned one battle star for World War II service and four battle stars for Korean War service as LST-516.
    Specifications:
    Displacement 1,780 t.(lt), 3,640 t.(fl)
    Length 328'
    Beam 50'
    Draft unloaded, bow 2' 4" stern 7' 6", loaded bow 8' 2" stern 14' 1"
    Speed 12 kts.
    Complement 8-10 officers, 100-115 enlisted
    Troop Accommodations, approx. 140 officers and enlisted
    Boats 2 LCVP
    Armament eight 40mm AA gun mounts, twelve 20mm A gun mounts, two .50-cal machine guns
    Propulsion two General Motors 12-567 diesel engines, two shafts, twin rudders
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    LST-516 8k LST-516 underway, date and place unknown. LST Home Port web site
    LST-516 10k LST-516 beached, date and place unknown. LST Home Port web site
    LST-516 18k LST-516 beached at Guernsey Island, U.K., May 1945. LST Home Port web site
    LST-516 27k LST-516 underway off San Diego, after refit, 1952 LST Home Port web site
    LST-516 125k LST-516 embarking Vietnamese refugees for their journey from Haiphong, North Vietnam, to Saigon, South Vietnam during Operation Passage to Freedom, October 1954.
    US Navy photo from "ALL Hands" magazine.
    Joe Radigan MACM USN Ret.

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    DANFS history entry located at the US Naval Historical Center web site
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation
    Fleet Reserve Association

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