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USS Pulaski County information


USS Pulaski County (LST-1088), underway, date and location unknown.
History
USS Pulaski CountyUnited States
NameLST-1088
BuilderAmerican Bridge Company, Ambridge, Pennsylvania
Laid down16 December 1944
Launched11 February 1945
Commissioned27 March 1945
Decommissioned29 August 1946
RenamedPulaski County (LST-1088), 1 July 1955
Recommissioned21 May 1963
DecommissionedJuly 1967
In serviceJuly 1967, as USNS Pulaski County (T-LST-1088)
Out of serviceUnknown
Stricken1 November 1973
MottoNavis Septem Givitatum
Honors and
awards
2 battle stars (Vietnam)
FateSold for scrapping, 1 January 1975, to Abdul Sattar Chbib, of Midea GmbH in Frankfurt, w/Germany.
General characteristics
Class and typeLST-1081-class tank landing ship
Displacement4,080 long tons (4,145 t) full
Length328 ft (100 m)
Beam50 ft (15 m)
Draft14 ft (4.3 m) aft
Propulsion2 × General Motors 12-567 diesel engines, two shafts, twin rudders
Speed12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Boats & landing
craft carried
2 × LCVPs
TroopsApproximately 130 officers and enlisted men
Complement8–10 officers, 89–100 enlisted
Armament
  • 1 × single 3"/50 caliber gun mount
  • 8 × 40 mm guns
  • 12 × 20 mm guns

USS Pulaski County (LST-1088) was a LST-1081-class tank landing ship of the United States Navy, named for seven counties in the United States.[1]

  1. ^ "NH 64785-KN Insignia: USS PULASKI COUNTY (LST-1088)". Naval History and Heritage Command. Retrieved 11 July 2019.

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