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USS Wexford County (LST-1168)
History
United States
Name
USS Wexford County
Namesake
Wexford County in Michigan
Builder
Christy Corporation, Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin
Laid down
27 February 1952
Launched
28 November 1953
Commissioned
15 June 1954
Decommissioned
29 October 1971
Renamed
USS Wexford County 1 July 1955 (had been USS LST-1168)
Stricken
1 November 1976
Honors and awards
A Meritorious Unit Commendation and five battle stars for Vietnam War service
Fate
Sold to Spain 29 October 1971
Served in Spanish Navy 1971–1995
Sold for scrapping 1995
General characteristics
Class and type
LST-1156-(Terrebonne Parish-) class landing ship tank
Displacement
2,590 tons (light); 5,800 tons (full)
Length
384 ft (117 m)
Beam
55 ft (17 m)
Draft
17 ft (5.2 m)
Installed power
6,000 shp (4.48 MW)
Propulsion
Four General Motors 16-278A diesel engines, two controllable-pitch propellers
Speed
14 knots
Boats & landing craft carried
3 x landing craft, vehicle, personnel LCVPs, 1 x landing craft personnel (large) LCPL
Troops
395 (15 officers, 380 enlisted men)
Complement
205 (16 officers, 189 enlisted men)
Armor
3 × twin 3 in (76 mm) dual-purpose gun mounts
5 × single 20 mm antiaircraft gun mounts
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