USSPlumas County

	USMC DUKW entering LST-1083 USS Plumas County during maneuvers near Oakland, California
History
United States
Name	USSPlumas County(LST-1083)
Namesake	Plumas County, California
Builder	American Bridge Company,Ambridge, Pennsylvania
Laid down	22 November 1944
Launched	14 January 1945
Commissioned	13 February 1945
Recommissioned	8 September 1950
Decommissioned	August 1946
Reclassified	Reserve status from 22 August 1961; Transferred toMSTSin December 1965;
Honors and; awards	Onebattle starforWorld War II; Four battle stars for theKorean War;
General characteristics
Class and type	LST-542-classLST
Displacement	1,490 tons (light);; 4,080 tons (full load of 2,100 tons);
Length	328 ft (100 m)
Beam	50 ft (15 m)
Draft	8 ft (2.4 m) forward;; 14 ft 4 in (4.37 m) aft (full load);
Propulsion	Twodiesel engines,two shafts
Speed	10.8 knots (20 km/h) (max);; 9 knots (17 km/h) (econ);
Complement	7 officers, 204 enlisted
Armament	8 ×40 mm guns;; 12 ×20 mm guns;

USSPlumas County(LST-1083)was anLST-542-class tank landing shipin theUnited States Navy.Unlike many of her class, which received only numbers and were disposed of afterWorld War II,she survived long enough to be named. On 1 July 1955, all LSTs still in commission were named for UScountiesorparishes;LST-1083was given the namePlumas County,afterPlumas County, California.

She was built inAmbridge, Pennsylvaniaby theAmerican Bridge Company,and was launched on 14 January 1945. She passed through thePanama Canaland saw combat action atMidway,Wake Island,theMarshall Islands,Guam,Saipan,theMariana Islands,Leytein thePhilippines,andOkinawa.

She was the first LST to drop anchor in Japanese waters afterthe atom bombwas dropped, and was present at thesigning of the Japanese surrender.

She returned toSan Franciscoafter the war, and was decommissioned in August 1946. She was recommissioned on 8 September 1950 and served in theKorean War,finally returning to California in July 1954. She was namedPlumas Countyon 1 July 1955 and spent the rest of her career operating off California, and in the Pacific, carrying out joint amphibious exercises withNationalist ChinaandSouth Korea.She was placed inreserveatSaseboon 22 August 1961, and was transferred to theMilitary Sea Transportation Servicein December 1965.

Plumas Countyearned onebattle starduringWorld War IIand three battle stars during the Korean War.