Transferred to the US Army Transportation Corps, 28 June 1946
Name
USAT LST-715
Acquired
28 June 1946
Commissioned
29 June 1946
Reinstated
to Navy List, 10 August 1950
Fate
Returned to the US Navy, 25 July 1950
Name
USS LST-715
Recommissioned
30 August 1950
Renamed
USS DeKalb County (LST-715), 1 July 1955
Honours and awards
6 battle stars (Korea)
Fate
Transferred to Military Sea Transportation Service, December 1965
Name
USNS DeKalb County (T-LST-715)
In service
December 1965
Out of service
1 November 1973
Stricken
1 November 1973
Fate
Sold for scrapping, 30 April 1984
General characteristics
Class and type
LST-542-class tank landing ship
Displacement
1,625 long tons (1,651 t) light
3,640 long tons (3,698 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
Approximately 130 officers and enlisted men
Complement
8–10, 89–100 men
Armament
8 × 40 mm guns
12 × 20 mm guns
USS DeKalb County (LST-715) was an LST-542-class tank landing ship built for the United States Navy during World War II. Named after counties in six states, it was the only U.S. Naval vessel to bear the name.
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