USS Daviess County (LST-692)
LST-692 unloading cargo across the beach, date and place unknown |
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| Career | |
|---|---|
| Name: | USS LST-692 |
| Builder: | Jeffersonville Boat & Machine Company, Jeffersonville, Indiana |
| Laid down: | 7 February 1944 |
| Launched: | 31 March 1944 |
| Commissioned: | 10 May 1944 |
| Decommissioned: | 1946 |
| Recommissioned: | 1951 |
| Renamed: | USS Daviess County (LST-689), 1 July 1955 |
| Struck: | 1 June 1964 |
| Honours and awards: |
1 battle star (World War II) 2 battle stars (Korea) |
| Fate: | Transferred to the Philippines, 13 September 1976 |
| Career (Philippines) | |
| Name: | BRP Benguet (LT-507) |
| Acquired: | 13 September 1976 |
| Status: | in active service, as of 2013 |
| 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: | 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 Daviess County (LST-692) was an LST-542-class tank landing ship built for the United States Navy during World War II. Named after counties in Indiana, Kentucky, and Missouri, she was the only U.S. Naval vessel to bear the name.
LST-692 was laid down on 7 February 1944 at Jeffersonville, Indiana by the Jeffersonville Boat & Machine Company; launched on 31 March 1944; sponsored by Mrs. Alma D. Voelker; and commissioned on 10 May 1944 with Lieutenant R. B. Carothers, USNR, in command.
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