USS LST-953
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USS Marinette County (LST-953) was an LST-542-class tank landing ship built for the United States Navy during World War II. Like many of her class, she was not named and is properly referred to by her hull designation. She was later named after Marinette County, Wisconsin, she was the only US Naval vessel to bear the name.
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LST-953 soon after launching at Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard, Inc., 15 October 1944 | |
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United States | |
Name | LST-953 |
Builder | Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard, Hingham, Massachusetts |
Yard number | 3423[1] |
Laid down | 15 September 1944 |
Launched | 15 October 1944 |
Commissioned | 7 November 1944 |
Decommissioned | 12 November 1946 |
Fate | laid up, 17 June 1950, Atlantic Reserve Fleet, Green Cove Spring, Florida |
Renamed | Marinette County |
Namesake | Marinette County, Wisconsin |
Stricken | 1 November 1958 |
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Honors and awards | 1 × battle star |
Fate | Unknown |
General characteristics [2] | |
Class and type | LST-542-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 | 11.6 kn (21.5 km/h; 13.3 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 | 2 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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Service record | |
Part of: | LST Flotilla 21 |
Operations: | Assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto (26–30 June 1945) |
Awards: |
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