Duval County (LST-758) off the Virginia Capes, 27 March 1968
History
United States
Name
USS LST-758
Builder
American Bridge Company, Ambridge, Pennsylvania
Laid down
5 June 1944
Launched
25 July 1944
Commissioned
19 August 1944
Decommissioned
13 July 1946
Recommissioned
3 November 1950
Decommissioned
28 October 1969
Renamed
USS Duval County (LST-758), 1 July 1955
Stricken
1 November 1976
Honours and awards
2 battle stars (World War II)
4 battle stars (Korea)
Fate
Sold, 18 August 1981
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
8 ft (2.4 m) forward
14 ft 4 in (4.37 m) aft
Propulsion
2 × General Motors 12-567 diesel engines, two shafts
Speed
12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Boats & landing craft carried
2 LCVPs
Troops
Approximately 130 officers and enlisted men
Complement
8-10 officers, 89-100 enlisted men
Armament
1 × single 3-inch/50-caliber gun mount
8 × 40 mm guns
12 × 20 mm guns
The USS Duval County (LST-758) was an LST-542-class tank landing ship that was built for the United States Navy during World War II. Named after counties in Florida and Texas, she was the only U.S. naval vessel to bear the name.
The LST-758 was laid down on June 5, 1944 at Ambridge, Pennsylvania by the American Bridge Company. Launched on July 25, 1944, it was sponsored by Mrs. F. D. Colburn and commissioned on August 19, 1944.
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