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History
USS Barnstable CountyUnited States
NameBarnstable County
NamesakeBarnstable County, Massachusetts
Ordered15 July 1966
BuilderNational Steel and Shipbuilding Corporation
Laid down19 December 1970
Launched2 October 1971
Acquired1 May 1972
Commissioned27 May 1972
Decommissioned29 June 1994
Stricken23 July 2002
IdentificationLST-1197
FateSold to Spain, 22 August 1994
USS Barnstable CountySpain
NameHernán Cortés
NamesakeHernán Cortés
Commissioned26 August 1994
Decommissioned13 November 2009[1]
IdentificationPennant number L-41
FateSold for scrap, 2014
General characteristics
Class and typeNewport-class tank landing ship
Displacement8,792 long tons (8,933.1 t) full load
Length522 ft (159.1 m)
Beam70 ft (21.34 m)
Draft19 ft (5.79 m)
Propulsion6 × diesels; 16,000 hp; 2 × shafts; Single screw controllable pitch bow thruster
Speed20 knots (37.0 km/h)
Capacity17,300 sq ft (1,607.2 m2) vehicle, 2,000 short tons (1,814.4 t) total (500 short tons (453.6 t) when beaching)
Troops360-400 embarked troops
Complement14 officers, 210 enlisted
Armament
  • 4 × .50 cal (12.7 mm) machine guns
  • 1 × 20 mm Phalanx CIWS

USS Barnstable County (LST-1197) was the nineteenth ship of the Newport class of tank landing ships. She was laid down on 19 December 1970 at San Diego, California, by the National Steel and Shipbuilding Corporation and launched on 2 October 1971. She was commissioned on 27 May 1972. The ship was named after Barnstable County, Massachusetts.

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