Armstrong County (LST-57)
1955
Counties in the states of Pennsylvania, South Dakota, and Texas.
(LST-57: displacement 4,080; length 328'0"; beam 40'0"; draft 11'2" (limiting); speed 11.6 knots; complement 119; troops 147; armament 8 40 millimeter; class LST-1)
The tank landing ship LST-57 (q.v.) was laid down on 24 October 1943 at Neville Island, Pa., by the Dravo Corp. and launched on 4 December 1943, sponsored by Mrs. Edward Mays. Placed in reduced commission on 1 January 1944 at her builder’s yard, she went to New Orleans, La., where she was commissioned on 15 January 1944, Lt. Chester E. Briggs, Jr., in command.
During World War II, LST-57 served in the Atlantic and in Northern European waters, taking part in the invasion of Normandy. Transferred to the Pacific, she took part in the Occupation of Japan.
Named Armstrong County (LST-57) on 1 July 1955, she never performed any active service under that name. Stricken from the Navy Register on 21 September 1955, she was sunk as a target the following year.
Robert J. Cressman
18 December2023
