For other ships with the same name, see Brazilian ship Duque de Caxias.
History
United States
Name
USS Grant County
Namesake
Grant County
Builder
Avondale Marine Ways, Inc., Avondale, Louisiana
Laid down
15 March 1956
Launched
12 October 1956
Commissioned
17 December 1957
Decommissioned
15 January 1973
Stricken
30 December 1977
Fate
Loaned to the Brazilian Navy, 15 January 1973
Sold to Brazil, 1 February 1980
History
Brazil
Name
Duque de Caxias (G26)
Acquired
15 January 1973
Decommissioned
8 February 2000
Fate
Unknown
General characteristics
Class and type
De Soto County-class tank landing ship
Displacement
3,560 long tons (3,617 t) light
7,823 long tons (7,949 t) full load
Length
446 ft (136 m)
Beam
62 ft (19 m)
Draft
17 ft (5.2 m)
Propulsion
6 × [Fairbanks] diesel engines, two shafts, fixedpitch propellers
Speed
17 knots (31 km/h; 20 mph)
Boats & landing craft carried
4 LCVPs
Capacity
28 medium tanks or vehicles to 75 tons on 288 ft (88 m) tank deck
100,000 gal (US) diesel or jet fuel, plus 7,000 gal fuel for embarked vehicles
Troops
706 officers and enlisted men
Complement
124 officers and enlisted men
Armament
3 × twin 3"/50 caliber gun mounts
USS Grant County (LST-1174) was a De Soto County-class tank landing ship built for the United States Navy during the late 1950s. Named after counties in fifteen states, she was the only U.S. Naval vessel to bear the name.
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