USS Coconino County (LST-603)
| Career | |
|---|---|
| Name: | USS LST-603 |
| Builder: | Chicago Bridge & Iron Company, Seneca, Illinois |
| Laid down: | 5 November 1943 |
| Launched: | 14 March 1944 |
| Commissioned: | 5 April 1944 |
| Decommissioned: | 12 May 1955 |
| Recommissioned: | 8 June 1966 |
| Decommissioned: | 1969 |
| Renamed: | USS Coconino County (LST-603), 1 July 1955 |
| Honors and awards: |
1 battle star (World War II) 6 campaign stars and 2 Meritorious Unit Commendations (Vietnam) |
| Fate: | Transferred to South Vietnam, 4 April 1969 |
| Career (South Vietnam) | |
| Name: | RVNS Vung Tau (HQ-503) |
| Acquired: | 4 April 1969 |
| Fate: | Unknown |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | LST-542-class tank landing ship |
| Displacement: | 1,780 long tons (1,809 t) light 3,640 long tons (3,698 t) full |
| Length: | 328 ft (100 m) |
| Beam: | 50 ft (15 m) |
| Draft: | Unloaded : 2 ft 4 in (0.71 m) forward 7 ft 6 in (2.29 m) aft Loaded : 8 ft 2 in (2.49 m) forward 14 ft 1 in (4.29 m) aft |
| Propulsion: | 2 × General Motors 12-567 diesel engines, two shafts, twin rudders |
| Speed: | 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
| Boats & landing craft carried: |
2 LCVPs |
| Troops: | approx. 140 officers and enlisted |
| Complement: | 8-10 officers, 100-115 enlisted men |
| Armament: | • 1 × single 3"/50 caliber gun mount • 8 × 40 mm guns • 12 × 20 mm guns |
USS Coconino County (LST-603), originally USS LST-603, was a United States Navy LST-542-class tank landing ship built for the United States Navy during World War II and in commission from 1944 to 1955 and from 1966 to 1969. Named after Coconino County, Arizona, she was the only U.S. Navy vessel to bear the name.
Read more about USS Coconino County (LST-603): Construction and Commission, First Period in Commission, 1944-1955, Second Period in Commission, 1966-1969, South Vietnamese Service, Awards and Honors, See Also
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