USS LST-512
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USS Burnett County (LST-512) was an LST-491-class tank landing ship built for the United States Navy during World War II. Named for Burnett County, Wisconsin, she was the only U.S. Naval vessel to bear the name.
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USS LST-512 in 1945. | |
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United States | |
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Namesake | Burnett County, Wisconsin |
Builder | Chicago Bridge & Iron Company, Seneca, Illinois |
Laid down | 22 July 1943 |
Launched | 10 December 1943 |
Commissioned | 8 January 1944 |
Decommissioned | 28 March 1947 |
Renamed | Burnett County, 1 July 1955 |
Stricken | 18 February 1957 |
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Honors and awards | 1 × battle stars (WWII) |
Fate | Sold to Peru, 11 October 1957 |
Peru | |
Name | Paita |
Acquired | 11 October 1957 |
Decommissioned | 1983 |
Identification | LT-35 |
Fate | Deleted 1983 |
General characteristics [1] | |
Class and type | LST-491-class tank landing ship |
Displacement |
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Length | 328 ft (100 m) oa |
Beam | 50 ft (15 m) |
Draft |
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Installed power |
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Propulsion |
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Speed | 12 kn (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
Range | 24,000 nmi (44,000 km; 28,000 mi) at 9 kn (17 km/h; 10 mph) while displacing 3,960 long tons (4,024 t) |
Boats & landing craft carried | 6 x LCVPs |
Capacity | 1,600–1,900 short tons (3,200,000–3,800,000 lb; 1,500,000–1,700,000 kg) cargo depending on mission |
Troops | 16 officers, 147 enlisted men |
Complement | 13 officers, 104 enlisted men |
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