USSChurchill County (LST-583) followsUSS Walworth County (LST-1164) while transiting thePanama Canal, c. 1968
History
United States
Name	USSLST-583, later USSChurchill County
Namesake	Churchill County, Nevada
Builder	Missouri Valley Bridge and Iron Company,Evansville, Indiana
Laid down	18 May 1944
Launched	5 July 1944
Sponsored by	Mrs. D. C. Hollis
Commissioned	2 August 1944
Decommissioned	March 1946
Renamed	USSChurchill County (LST-583), 1 July 1955
Recommissioned	1 November 1960
Decommissioned	September 1968
Stricken	15 September 1974
Identification	IMO number: 8624187
Honours & awards	3battle stars forWorld War II
Fate	Sold, 1 August 1975
General characteristics
Class & type	LST-542-classtank landing ship
Displacement	1,625 long tons (1,651 t) light 4,080 long tons (4,145 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 Motors12-567diesel engines, two shafts, twin rudders
Speed	12knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Boats & landing craft carried	2LCVPs
Troops	16 officers, 147 enlisted men
Complement	7 officers, 104 enlisted men
Armament	2 × twin40 mm gun mounts w/Mk.51 directors 4 × single 40 mm gun mounts 12 × single20 mm gun mounts

USSChurchill County (LST-583), originallyUSSLST-583, was anLST-542-classtank landing ship built for theUnited States Navy duringWorld War II and in commission from 1944 to 1946 and 1960 to 1968. Named forChurchill County, Nevada she was the only U.S. Navy vessel to bear the name.

LST-583 was laid down on 18 May 1944 atEvansville, Indiana, by theMissouri Valley Bridge and Iron Company. She waslaunched on 5 July 1944, sponsored by Mrs. D. C. Hollis, andcommissioned on 2 August 1944.

During World War II,LST-583 was assigned to thePacific Theater of Operations and participated in theLingayen Gulf landing in January 1945, theZambales-Subic Bay landing in January 1945, and theMindanao Island landings in March and April 1945. Following the war,LST-583 performed occupation duty in theFar East until mid-December 1945.

LST-583 wasdecommissioned in March 1946. While out of commission, she was renamedUSSChurchill County (LST-583) on 1 July 1955.

Churchill County was recommissioned on 1 November 1960 and served in Amphibious Force,United States Atlantic Fleet, until she was again decommissioned in September 1968.

Struck from theNaval Vessel Register on 15 September 1974,Churchill County was sold for scrapping by theDefense Reutilization and Marketing Service (DRMS) on 1 August 1975. However, she was acquired byMinerve Shipping and Trading Corporation, S.A., ofPanama, renamedPetrola 131 c. 1976–1977, and placed in commercial service. Her final fate is unknown.

LST-583 earned threebattle stars for World War II service.

•  This article incorporates text from thepublic domainDictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be foundhere.
• "LST-583".Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Archived fromthe original on 29 March 2004. Retrieved27 May 2007.
• "LST-583Churchill County".NavSource. Retrieved27 May 2007.

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