USS LST-60

USS LST-316, LST-60, and USS LST-535 beached at Normandy, June 1944
History
United States
Name	USS LST-60
Builder	Dravo Corporation, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Laid down	14 November 1943
Launched	24 December 1943
Commissioned	7 February 1944
Decommissioned	27 June 1946
Honors and awards	1 battle star (WWII)
Renamed	USS Atchison County (LST-60), 1 July 1955
Namesake	Atchison County, Kansas, Atchison County, Missouri
Stricken	1 November 1958
Fate	Sold commercial broken up August 1973
General characteristics
Class and type	LST-1-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: Bow: 2 ft 4 in (0.71 m) Stern: 7 ft 6 in (2.29 m) Loaded : Bow: 8 ft 2 in (2.49 m) Stern: 14 ft 1 in (4.29 m)
Depth	8 ft (2.4 m) forward, 14 ft 4 in (4.37 m) aft (full load)
Propulsion	2 General Motors 12-567 diesel engines, two shafts, twin rudders
Speed	12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Boats & landing craft carried	Two or six LCVPs
Troops	14–16 officers, 131–147 enlisted men
Complement	7–9 officers, 104–120 enlisted men
Armament	2 × twin 40 mm gun mounts w/Mk.51 directors 4 × single 40 mm gun mounts 12 × single 20 mm gun mounts

The USS Atchison County (LST-60) was an LST-1-class tank landing ship that was built for the United States Navy during World War II. Named for counties in Kansas and Missouri established in honor of David Rice Atchison, a mid-nineteenth century Democratic United States Senator from Missouri, she was the only U.S. Naval vessel to bear the name.

LST-60 was laid down on November 14, 1943 at Neville Island in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania by the Dravo Corporation.Launched on December 24, she was sponsored by Mrs. Daniel W. Mack and placed in reduced commission on January 24, 1944 so that she might descend the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers under her own power to New Orleans, where she was placed in full commission on February 7.

The new tank landing ship held shakedown training off Panama City, Florida, from February 19 to March 4; she then returned to New Orleans for repairs and loading.

She next moved to New York City, where she took additional cargo on board for transportation to the United Kingdom. After crossing the Atlantic in convoy, LST-60 safely arrived in Falmouth, United Kingdom, on May 2.

From there, she proceeded to Southend-on-Sea to load for the Normandy invasion. LST-60 sailed from Southend on June 5 with Commander, Group 3, and embarked for the initial assault. Following the successful unloading of troops and cargo at Normandy the next day, the ship commenced cross-channel operations, making fifty-three trips to the French mainland without mishap before being ordered back to the United States for overhaul. Escorting a convoy en route, LST-60 safely arrived in Norfolk, Virginia on July 1, 1945 and continued on to New Orleans for repairs.

Originally scheduled to join the Pacific Fleet following overhaul, LST-60 received new orders with the end of the war on August 15. Instead, she proceeded to Green Cove Springs, Florida for inactivation and was placed out of commission, in reserve, on June 27, 1946.

The name USS Atchison County was assigned to LST-60 on July 1, 1955. In 1958, the tank landing ship was declared unfit for further naval service. Her name was struck from the Naval Vessel Register on November 1, 1958.

She was sold for commercial use and renamed Elmar in 1962 being scrapped in August 1973.

LST-60 earned one battle star for World War II service.

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  LST-60 and USS LST-30 along with two unidentified LSTs beached at Normandy, after 6 June 1944

 This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.

• "Atchison County". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Retrieved 2 April 2007.
• "LST-60 Atchison County". Amphibious Photo Archive. Retrieved 2 April 2007.

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LST-1-class tank landing ships

LST-1 — LST-99

LST-1 LST-2 LST-3 LST-4 LST-5 LST-6 LST-7 LST-8 LST-9 LST-10 / Achelous LST-11 LST-12 LST-13 LST-14 / Varuna LST-15 / Phaon LST-16 LST-17 LST-18 LST-19 / LST(H)-19 LST-20 LST-21 LST-22 LST-23 / LST(H)-23 LST-24 LST-25 LST-26 LST-27 LST-28 LST-29 LST-30 LST-31 / Addison County LST-32 / Alameda County LST-33 LST-34 LST-35 LST-36 LST-37 LST-38 / LST(H)-38 LST-39 / YF-1079 LST-40 LST-41 / LST(H)-41 LST-42 / LST(H)-42 LST-43 LST-44 LST-45 LST-46 LST-47 / T-LST-47 LST-48 LST-49 LST-50 / ARB-13 LST-51 LST-52 LST-53 / APL-59 LST-54 LST-55 LST-56 LST-57 / Armstrong County LST-58 LST-59 LST-60 / Atchison County LST-61 LST-62 LST-63 LST-64 LST-65 LST-66 LST-67 LST-68 LST-69 LST-70 LST-71 LST-72 LST-73 LST-74 LST-75 LST-76 LST-77 LST-78 LST-79 LST-80 LST-81 / ARL-5 LST-82 / ARL-6 LST-83 / Adonis LST-84 / LST(H)-84 LST-85 — LST-99 cancelled

LST-100 — LST-199

LST-100 — LST-116 cancelled LST-117 / LST(H)-117 / T-LST-117 LST-118 / LST(H)-118 LST-119 LST-120 LST-121 / LST(H)-121 LST-122 LST-123 / LST(H)-123 LST-124 LST-125 LST-126 LST-127 LST-128 LST-129 / Cohasset LST-130 LST-131 LST-132 / Zeus LST-133 LST-134 LST-135 / Orestes LST-136 / Egeria LST-137 LST-138 LST-139 LST-140 LST-141 LST-142 — LST-156 cancelled LST-157 LST-158 LST-159 LST-160 LST-161 LST-162 LST-163 LST-164 LST-165 LST-166 LST-167 LST-168 LST-169 LST-170 LST-171 LST-172 LST-173 LST-174 LST-175 LST-176 / T-LST-176 LST-177 LST-178 LST-179 LST-180 LST-181 LST-182 — LST-196 cancelled LST-197 LST-198 LST-199

LST-200 — LST-299

LST-200 LST-201 / Pontus LST-202 LST-203 LST-204 LST-205 / LST(H)-205 LST-206 LST-207 LST-208 LST-209 / T-LST-209 / Bamberg County LST-210 LST-211 LST-212 LST-213 / LST(H)-213 LST-214 LST-215 LST-216 LST-217 LST-218 LST-219 LST-220 LST-221 LST-222 / LST(H)-222 / T-LST-222 LST-223 / LST(H)-223 LST-224 LST-225 LST-226 LST-227 LST-228 LST-229 LST-230 / T-LST-230 LST-231 / Atlas LST-232 — LST-236 cancelled LST-237 LST-238 LST-239 LST-240 LST-241 LST-242 / LST(H)-242 LST-243 / LST(H)-243 LST-244 LST-245 LST-246 LST-247 / LST(H)-247 LST-248 — LST-260 cancelled LST-261 LST-262 LST-263 / Benton County LST-264 LST-265 LST-266 / Benzie County LST-267 LST-268 / LST(H)-268 LST-269 LST-270 LST-271 LST-272 LST-273 LST-274 LST-275 LST-276 / LST(H)-276 / T-LST-276 LST-277 / T-LST-277 LST-278 / Seaward (IX-209) LST-279 / Berkeley County LST-280 LST-281 / T-LST-281 LST-282 LST-283 LST-284 LST-285 LST-286 LST-287 / T-LST-287 LST-288 / Berkshire County LST-289 LST-290 LST-291 LST-292 LST-293 LST-294 LST-295 LST-296 — LST-299 cancelled

LST-300 — LST-399

LST-300 cancelled LST-301 LST-302 LST-303 LST-304 LST-305 LST-306 / Bernalillo County LST-307 LST-308 LST-309 LST-310 / Aeolus LST-311 LST-312 LST-313 LST-314 LST-315 LST-316 / Cerberus LST-317 / Conus LST-318 LST-319 LST-320 LST-321 LST-322 LST-323 LST-324 LST-325 / T-LST-325 LST-326 LST-327 LST-328 / Oceanus LST-329 / Aristaeus LST-330 / Portunus LST-331 LST-332 / Feronia LST-333 LST-334 LST-335 LST-336 LST-337 LST-338 LST-339 LST-340 / Spark LST-341 LST-342 LST-343 LST-344 / Blanco County LST-345 LST-346 LST-347 LST-348 LST-349 LST-350 / Chandra LST-351 LST-352 LST-353 LST-354 LST-355 LST-356 / Bledsoe County LST-357 LST-358 LST-359 LST-360 LST-361 LST-362 LST-363 LST-364 LST-365 LST-366 LST-367 LST-368 LST-369 LST-370 LST-371 LST-372 LST-373 LST-374 / Minerva LST-375 LST-376 LST-377 LST-378 LST-379 LST-380 LST-381 LST-382 LST-383 LST-384 LST-385 LST-386 LST-387 LST-388 LST-389 / Boone County LST-390 LST-391 / Bowman County LST-392 LST-393 LST-394 LST-395 LST-396 LST-397 LST-398 LST-399 / T-LST-399 / IX-511

LST-400 — LST-490

LST-400 / Bradley County LST-401 LST-402 LST-403 LST-404 LST-405 LST-406 LST-407 LST-408 LST-409 LST-410 LST-411 LST-412 LST-413 LST-414 LST-415 LST-416 LST-417 LST-418 LST-419 LST-420 LST-421 LST-422 LST-423 LST-424 LST-425 LST-426 LST-427 LST-428 LST-429 LST-430 LST-431 — LST-445 cancelled LST-446 LST-447 LST-448 LST-449 LST-450 / LST(H)-450 LST-451 LST-452 LST-453 / Remus LST-454 LST-455 / Achilles LST-456 / T-LST-456 LST-457 LST-458 LST-459 LST-460 LST-461 LST-462 LST-463 LST-464 / LST(H)-464 LST-465 LST-466 LST-467 LST-468 LST-469 LST-470 LST-471 LST-472 LST-473 LST-474 LST-475 LST-476 LST-477 / LST(H)-477 LST-478 LST-479 LST-480 LST-481 LST-482 / LST(H)-482 / Branch County LST-483 / Brewster County LST-484 LST-485 LST-486 / LST(H)-486 LST-487 LST-488 / LST(H)-488 / T-LST-488 LST-489 / Amycus LST-490 / Agenor

Other operators
Argentine Navy	Ingeniero Hodesh / Ingeniero Iribas (ex-LSE-1) Ingeniero Gadda (ex-LSE-2)
Chilean Navy	Commandante Toro (ex-T-LST-277)
Republic of China Navy	Chung Suo (ex-Bradley County) Chung Chie (ex-Berkeley County) Wu Tai (ex-Vulcain) Hsing An (ex-Achilles)
People's Liberation Army Navy	Dagu Shan (ex-Hsing An)
Egyptian Navy	Aka (ex-LST-178)
French Navy	Laita (ex-LST-177) Rance (ex-LST-223) Vulcain (ex-Agenor) Liamone (ex-LST-326) Vire (ex-LST-347) La Paillotte (ex-LST-382)
Hellenic Navy	Syros (ex-T-LST-325) Rodos (ex-Bowman County) Lemnos (ex-LST-36) Lesbos (ex-Boone County) Samos (ex-LST-33) Chios (ex-LST-35) Sakipia (ex-Ellida) ex-LST-37 ex-LST-322 ex-LST-352
Indonesian Navy	Teluk Tomini (ex-Bledsoe County)
Marina Militare	Anteo (ex-Alameda County)
Republic of Korea Navy	Deok Bong (ex-LST-227) Bi Bong (ex-LST-218) Gye Bong (ex-Berkshire County) Chang Su (ex-APL-59) Munsan (ex-LST-120)
Royal Norwegian Navy	Ellida (ex-ARB-13)
Peruvian Navy	Chimbote (ex-LST-283)
Philippine Navy	Cotabato (ex-LST-75) Mindoro Occidental (ex-T-LST-222) Suriago del Norte (ex-T-LST-488) Tarlac (ex-T-LST-47) Laguna (ex-T-LST-230) Samar Oriental (ex-T-LST-287) ex-LST-72
Republic of Singapore Navy	ex-T-LST-117
Royal Navy	LST-2 LST-3 LST-4 LST-5 LST-8 LST-9 LST-11 LST-12 LST-13 / FDT-13 LST-62 LST-63 LST-64 LST-65 LST-76 LST-77 LST-79 LST-80 LSE-1 (ex-ARL-5) LSE-2 (ex-ARL-6) LST-157 LST-159 LST-160 LST-161 LST-162 LST-163 LST-164 LST-165 LST-173 LST-178 LST-180 LST-198 LST-199 LST-200 LST-214 LST-215 / LSE(LC)-51 LST-216 / FDT-216 LST-217 / FDT-217 LST-237 LST-238 LST-239 LST-280 LST-289 LST-301 LST-302 LST-303 LST-304 LST-305 LST-311 LST-315 LST-319 LST-320 LST-321 LST-322 LST-323 LST-324 LST-326 LST-331 LST-336 LST-337 LST-346 LST-347 LST-351 LST-352 LST-358 LST-360 / LSE(LC)-52 LST-361 LST-362 LST-363 LST-364 LST-365 LST-366 LST-367 LST-368 LST-369 LST-371 LST-373 LST-380 LST-381 LST-382 LST-383 LST-385 LST-386 LST-394 LST-401 LST-402 / LSE-53 LST-403 LST-404 LST-405 LST-406 LST-407 LST-408 LST-409 LST-410 LST-411 LST-412 LST-413 LST-414 LST-415 LST-416 LST-417 LST-418 LST-419 LST-420 LST-421 LST-422 LST-423 LST-424 LST-425 LST-426 LST-427 LST-428 LST-429 LST-430
United States Army	LST-246

• Preceded by: None
• Followed by: LST-491 class

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• List of United States Navy amphibious warfare ships