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USS Steuben County
History
USS Steuben CountyUnited States
NameUSS LST-1138
Builder
  • Chicago Bridge & Iron Company
  • Seneca, Illinois
Laid down6 January 1945
Launched5 April 1945
Sponsored byMrs. Hattie R. Fox
Commissioned24 April 1945
RenamedUSS Steuben County (LST-1138), 1 July 1955
Stricken1 February 1961
Honors and
awards
5 battle stars, Korean War
FateSold to Zidell Explorations, Inc., Portland, Oreg., on 11 August 1961
General characteristics
Class and typeLST-542-class tank landing ship
Displacement
  • 1,490 tons (light);
  • 4,080 tons (full load of 2,100 tons)
Length328 ft (100 m)
Beam50 ft (15 m)
Draft
  • 8 ft (2.4 m) forward;
  • 14 ft 4 in (4.37 m) aft (full load)
PropulsionTwo diesel engines, two shafts
Speed
  • 10.8 knots (20 km/h) (max);
  • 9 knots (17 km/h) (econ)
Complement7 officers, 204 enlisted
Armament
  • 8 × 40 mm guns;
  • 12 × 20 mm guns

USS Steuben County (LST-1138) was an LST-542-class tank landing ship built for the United States Navy during World War II. Named after counties in Indiana, and New York, she was the only U.S. Naval vessel to bear the name.

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