LST-601, LST-602, and LST-603, at the Naval Amphibious Base Little Creek, Virginia on 10 May 1944
History
United States
Name
USS LST-602, later USS Clearwater County
Namesake
Clearwater County, Idaho, and Clearwater County, Minnesota
Builder
Chicago Bridge and Iron Company, Seneca, Illinois
Laid down
23 October 1943
Launched
9 March 1944
Commissioned
31 March 1944
Decommissioned
1946
Recommissioned
1950
Renamed
USS Clearwater County (LST-602), 1 July 1955
Stricken
1 May 1972
Honours and awards
1 battle star for World War II
3 battle stars for the Korean War
Fate
Transferred to United States Air Force 1957
Notes
Operated by U.S. Air Force 1957–1969
Transferred to Maritime Administration 1969
Donated to Mexico, 30 May 1972
Mexico
Name
Manzanillo
Acquired
30 May 1972
Identification
Hull number: IA-02
Status
Active
General characteristics
Class and type
LST-542-class tank landing ship
Displacement
1,780 long tons (1,809 t) light
3,540 long tons (3,597 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
140 officers and enlisted men
Complement
8–10 officers, 100–115 enlisted men
Armament
1 × single 3-inch/50-caliber gun mount
8 × 40 mm guns
12 × 20 mm guns
USS Clearwater County (LST-602), originally USS LST-602, was a United States Navy LST-542-class tank landing ship built during World War II and in commission from 1944 to 1946 and from 1950 to ca. 1957. Named after Clearwater County, Idaho, and Clearwater County, Minnesota, she was the only U.S. Navy vessel to bear the name. It was transferred to the Mexican Navy.
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