USS Cassia County (LST-527)
LST-527 (center) and LST-542 (right) off St. Aubin's Bay, Jersey during "Operation Nestegg" with German POWs lining up on the sands ready to embark back to England, c. May 1945. LST-521 is just out of the picture to the left. |
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| Career | |
|---|---|
| Name: | USS LST-527, later USS Cassia County |
| Namesake: | Cassia County, Idaho |
| Builder: | Jeffersonville Boat and Machine Company, Jeffersonville, Indiana |
| Laid down: | 23 October 1943 |
| Launched: | 3 January 1944 |
| Commissioned: | 17 February 1944 |
| Decommissioned: | 28 February 1945 |
| Recommissioned: | 21 September 1950 |
| Decommissioned: | 21 December 1956 |
| Renamed: | USS Cassia County (LST-527), 1 July 1955 |
| Struck: | 1 October 1958 |
| Honours and awards: |
1 battle star (World War II) 2 battle stars (Korea) |
| Fate: | Sunk as a target, 3 March 1959 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | LST-491-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: | Approximately 140 officers and enlisted men |
| 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 Cassia County (LST-527) was an LST-491-class tank landing ship built for the United States Navy during World War II. Named for Cassia County, Idaho she was the only U.S. Naval vessel to bear the name.
LST-527 was laid down on 23 October 1943 at Jeffersonville, Indiana by the Jeffersonville Boat & Machine Company; launched on 3 January 1944; sponsored by Mrs. Bliss A. Fox; and commissioned on 17 February 1944 with Lieutenant W. R. Hammock in command.
Read more about USS Cassia County (LST-527): Service History
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