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LST-519 Calhoun County

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from left to right
American Campaign Medal - Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaigns Medal (2) - World War II Victory Medal

LST-491 Class Tank Landing Ship:

Laid down, 17 September 1943, at Chicago Bridge and Iron Co. Seneca, IL.

Launched, 25 January 1944

Commissioned USS LST-519, 17 February 1944 at Naval Station Algiers, LA.

During World War II LST-519 was assigned to the European Theater and participated in the following action and campaign:

**Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaigns**
Campaign and Dates	Campaign and Dates
UGS-36 April 1944	Invasion of Normandy, in June 1944

Named USS Calhoun County (LST-519) 1 July 1955

Decommissioned, 8 November 1962

Struck from the Naval Register, 8 November 1962

Final Disposition, sunk as a target circa 1962-64

Calhoun County received two battle stars for World War II service as LST-519.

Specifications: (as reported by Office of Naval Intelligence-1945)
Displacement 1,625 t.(lt), 4,080 t.(fl) (sea-going draft w/1675 ton load)
Length 328' o.a.
Beam 50'
Draft

(light) - 2' 4" fwd, 7' 6" aft

(sea-going) 8' 3" fwd, 14' 1" aft

(landing) 3' 11" fwd, 9' 10" aft (landing w/500 ton load)
Speed 12 kts. (maximum)
Endurance 24,000 miles @ 9kts. while displacing 3960 tons
Complement

(2-boat davits) 7 officers, 104 enlisted

(6-boat davits) 9 officers, 120 enlisted
Troop Accommodations

(2-boat davits) 16 officers, 147 enlisted

(6-boat davits) 14 officers, 131 enlisted
Boats 2 or 6 LCVP
Cargo Capacity (varied with mission - payloads between 1600 and 1900 tons)

Typical loads

One Landing Craft Tank (LCT), tanks, wheeled and tracked vehicles, artillery, construction equipment and military supplies. A ramp or elevator forward allowed vehicles access to tank deck from main deck

Additional capacity included sectional pontoons carried on each side of vessel amidships, to either build Rhino Barges or use as causeways. Married to the bow ramp, the causeways would enabled payloads to be delivered ashore from deeper water or where a beachhead would not allow the vessel to be grounded forward after ballasting
Armament (varied with availability when each vessel was outfitted. Retro-fitting was accomplished throughout WWII. The ultimate armament design for United States vessels was

2 - Twin 40MM gun mounts w/Mk. 51 directors

4 - Single 40MM gun mounts

12 single 20MM gun mounts
Propulsion two General Motors 12-567, 900hp diesel engines, two shafts, twin rudders

Size	Image Description	Contributed By
11k	*LST-519* in port Bizerte, Tunisia, 4 April 1944	LST 519 web site
51k	*LST-21, LST-519* and *LST-310* off-loading vehicles and equipment at La Havre, France circa 1944	LST 519 web site
9k	*LST-519* underway, date and place unknown.	LST 519 web site
24k	*LST-519* underway, date and place unknown.	LST 519 web site

View the Calhoun County (LST-519)
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

Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
The LST-519 Story
LST Homeport
State LST Chapters
United States LST Association

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Last Updated 2 February 2007