USS Dunn County
US naval vessel (1944–1961) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
USS Dunn County (LST-742) was an LST-542-class tank landing ship built for the United States Navy during World War II. Named after counties in North Dakota and Wisconsin, she was the only U.S. Naval vessel to bear the name.
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USS Dunn County (LST-742) underway during the 1950s | |
History | |
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United States | |
Name | USS LST-742 |
Builder | Dravo Corporation, Neville Island, Pittsburgh |
Laid down | 12 March 1944 |
Launched | 22 April 1944 |
Commissioned | 23 May 1944 |
Decommissioned | 26 April 1946 |
Recommissioned | 1 September 1950 |
Decommissioned | 1 February 1961 |
Renamed | USS Dunn County (LST-742), 1 July 1955 |
Stricken | 1 February 1961 |
Honours and awards |
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Fate | Sold for scrapping, 6 September 1961 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | LST-542-class tank landing ship |
Displacement |
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Length | 328 ft (100 m) |
Beam | 50 ft (15 m) |
Draft |
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Propulsion | 2 × General Motors 12-567 diesel engines, two shafts |
Speed | 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
Troops | Approximately 130 officers and enlisted men |
Complement | 8–10 officers, 89–100 enlisted men |
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LST-742 was laid down on 12 March 1944 at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania by the Dravo Corporation of Neville Island; launched on 22 April 1944; sponsored by Mrs. Harry Lester; and commissioned on 23 May 1944.