USS Floyd County (LST-762)
| Career | |
|---|---|
| Name: | USS LST-762 |
| Builder: | American Bridge Company, Ambridge, Pennsylvania |
| Laid down: | 24 June 1944 |
| Launched: | 11 August 1944 |
| Commissioned: | 5 September 1944 |
| Decommissioned: | March 1946 |
| Recommissioned: | 3 November 1950 |
| Decommissioned: | 3 September 1969 |
| Renamed: | USS Floyd County (LST-761), 1 July 1955 |
| Struck: | 1 April 1975 |
| Honors and awards: |
1 battle star (World War II) 1 battle star (Korea) 3 battle stars & Meritorious Unit Commendation (Vietnam) |
| Fate: | Sold, 1 December 1975 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | LST-542-class tank landing ship |
| Displacement: | 1,625 long tons (1,651 t) light 4,080 long tons (4,145 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: | 16 officers, 147 enlisted men |
| Complement: | 7 officers, 104 enlisted men |
| Armament: | • 1 × single 3"/50 caliber gun mount • 8 × 40 mm guns • 12 × 20 mm guns |
USS Floyd County (LST-762) was an LST-542-class tank landing ship built for the United States Navy during World War II. Named after counties in Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Texas, and Virginia, she was the only U.S. Naval vessel to bear the name.
LST-762 was laid down on 24 June 1944 at Ambridge, Pennsylvania by the American Bridge Company; launched on 11 August 1944; sponsored by Mrs. Margaret M. Ewing; and commissioned on 5 September 1944 with Lieutenant Franklin J. Ewers, USCGR, in command.
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