USS Dukes County
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USS Dukes County (LST-735) was an LST-542-class tank landing ship built for the United States Navy during World War II. Named after Dukes County, Massachusetts, she was the only U.S. Naval vessel to bear the name. In 1957 she was decommissioned and leased to the Republic of China. In 1962 she was commissioned into Republic of China Navy service.
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ROCS Kao Hsiung in 2013 | |
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United States | |
Name | LST-735 |
Builder | Dravo Corporation, Neville Island |
Laid down | 30 January 1944 |
Launched | 11 March 1944 |
Sponsored by | Mrs. G. W. Fearnside |
Commissioned | 26 April 1944 |
Decommissioned | March 1946 |
Recommissioned | 3 November 1950 |
Renamed | Dukes County, 1 July 1955 |
Namesake | Dukes County |
Decommissioned | 1957 |
Stricken | 1 November 1974 |
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Fate | Transferred to the Republic of China, May 1957 |
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Taiwan | |
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Acquired | May 1957 |
Commissioned | May 1957 |
Renamed | Kao Hsiung |
Namesake | Kao Hsiung |
Reclassified | LCC-1, 1968[1] |
Identification | Hull number: AGC-1 |
Status | Active |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | LST-542-class tank landing ship |
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Length | 328 ft (100 m) |
Beam | 50 ft (15 m) |
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Propulsion | 2 × General Motors 12-567 diesel engines, two shafts |
Speed | 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
Troops | Approximately 140 officers and enlisted men |
Complement | 8-10 officers, 100-115 enlisted men |
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