USS Litchfield County

LST-901 underway off the coast of California, 1952
History
United States
Name	USS LST-901
Builder	Dravo Corporation, Pittsburgh
Laid down	29 October 1944
Launched	9 December 1944
Commissioned	11 January 1945
Decommissioned	9 August 1946
Recommissioned	30 November 1951
Decommissioned	20 December 1955
Renamed	USS Litchfield County (LST-901), 1 July 1955
Recommissioned	5 March 1966
Decommissioned	7 December 1969
Stricken	1 April 1975
Identification	IMO number: 8624199
Honors and awards	2 battle stars (Korea) 6 campaign stars (Vietnam)
Fate	Sold into commercial service, 1 January 1977 Sold for scrapping, 1996
General characteristics
Class and type	LST-542-class tank 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 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 130 officers and enlisted men
Complement	8–10 officers, 89–100 enlisted men
Armament	8 × 40 mm guns 12 × 20 mm guns

USS Litchfield County (LST-901) was a LST-542-class tank landing ship built for the United States Navy during World War II. Named after Litchfield County, Connecticut, she was the only U.S. Naval vessel to bear the name.

Originally laid down as USS LST-901 on 29 October 1944 by the Dravo Corporation of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; the ship was launched on 9 December 1944, sponsored by Mrs. S. A. Evans; and commissioned on 11 January 1945.