3 battle stars & Meritorious Unit Commendation (Vietnam)
Fate
Sold, 1 December 1975
General characteristics
Class and type
LST-542-class tank landing ship
Displacement
1,625 long tons (1,651 t) light
4,080 long tons (4,145 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 × Fairbanks Morse Opposed 6 12-567 diesel engines, single shaft, single rudder
Speed
12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Boats & landing craft carried
2 LCVPs
Troops
16 officers, 147 enlisted men
Complement
7 officers, 104 enlisted men
Armament
1 × single 3"/50 caliber gun mount
8 × 40 mm guns
12 × 20 mm guns
USS Floyd County (LST-762) was an LST-542-class tank landing ship built for the United States Navy during World War II. Named after counties in Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Texas, and Virginia, she was the only U.S. Naval vessel to bear the name.
LST-762 was laid down on 24 June 1944 at Ambridge, Pennsylvania by the American Bridge Company; launched on 11 August 1944; sponsored by Mrs. Margaret M. Ewing; and commissioned on 5 September 1944.
USSFloydCounty (LST-762) was an LST-542-class tank landing ship built for the United States Navy during World War II. Named after counties in Georgia...
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vessel under the Philippine Navy. Originally known as USS LST-821, it was renamed to USS Harnett County (LST-821/AGP-281), built for the United States Navy...
board. During September 1965, USS Krishna, a repair ship outfitted for the repair of WPB's relieved the USSFloydCounty. Also during this time, the WPB's...
board. During September 1965, USS Krishna, a repair ship outfitted for the repair of WPB's relieved the USSFloydCounty. Also during this time, the WPB's...
board. During September 1965, USS Krishna, a repair ship outfitted for the repair of WPB's relieved the USSFloydCounty. Also during this time, the WPB's...
ships 1966 USS Tutuila (ARG-4) USS Belle Grove (LSD-2) USS Comstock (LSD-19) USS Tortuga (LSD-26) USSFloydCounty (LST-762) USS Jennings County (LST-846)...
incident. During September 1965, USS Krishna, a repair ship outfitted for the repair of WPB's relieved the USSFloydCounty. Also during this time, the WPB's...
they formed up on USS Snohomish County, the LST permanently assigned to support the division at Da Nang. Division 11 and USSFloydCounty, the division's...
on board. During September 1965, USS Krishna, a repair ship outfitted for the repair of WPBs relieved USSFloydCounty. Also during this time, the WPBs...
delivered supplies for the liberation of The Philippines, and for the USSFloydCounty, an American tank landing ship. On December 29, 1944, it supplied fleet...
Squadron One equipped with 9 Point-class cutters and escorted by the USSFloydCounty began the transit from U.S. Naval Base Subic Bay to An Thoi arriving...
New York, near his birthplace. Floyd Bennett Field is now part of the Gateway National Recreation Area. The destroyer USS Bennett (DD-473) was also named...
USS Litchfield County (LST-901) was a LST-542-class tank landing ship built for the United States Navy during World War II. Named after Litchfield County...
Division left Subic Bay for An Thoi on 17 July 1965 in the company of USSFloydCounty, their temporary support ship. After almost two weeks at sea, they...
Division left Subic Bay for An Thoi on 17 July 1965 in the company of USSFloydCounty, their temporary support ship. After almost two weeks at sea, they...
Division left Subic Bay for An Thoi on 17 July 1965 in the company of USSFloydCounty, their temporary support ship. After almost two weeks at sea, they...
Division left Subic Bay for An Thoi on 17 July 1965 in the company of USSFloydCounty, their temporary support ship. After almost two weeks at sea, they...
USS King County (LST-857) was an LST-542-class tank landing ship built for the United States Navy during World War II. Named after counties in Texas and...
Floyd Davidson Spence (April 9, 1928 – August 16, 2001) was an American attorney and a politician from the U.S. state of South Carolina. Elected for three...
adherents have appeared at in-person events including anti-lockdown and George Floyd protests. Heavily armed, boogaloo members are often identified by their...
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Floyd Huston "Skipper" Matthews (February 3, 1903 – February 24, 2008) was, at age 105, an American veteran of the United States Navy, in which he served...
USS Tyler, and USS Lexington). USS Essex and USS Cincinnati had been damaged at Fort Henry and were being repaired. Floyd's Confederate force of approximately...
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