Aft quarter view of USS DeKalb County (LST-715) off Mare Island Naval Shipyard, 9 August 1951 |
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| Career | |
|---|---|
| Name: | USS LST-715 |
| Builder: | Jeffersonville Boat & Machine Company, Jeffersonville, Indiana |
| Laid down: | 7 June 1944 |
| Launched: | 20 July 1944 |
| Commissioned: | 15 August 1944 |
| Decommissioned: | 17 April 1946 |
| Struck: | 29 September 1947 |
| Honours and awards: |
2 battle stars (World War II) |
| Fate: | Transferred to the US Army Transportation Corps, 28 June 1946 |
| Career | |
| Name: | USAT LST-715 |
| Acquired: | 28 June 1946 |
| Commissioned: | 29 June 1946 |
| Reinstated: | to Navy List, 10 August 1950 |
| Fate: | Returned to the US Navy, 25 July 1950 |
| Career | |
| Name: | USS LST-715 |
| Recommissioned: | 30 August 1950 |
| Renamed: | USS DeKalb County (LST-715), 1 July 1955 |
| Honours and awards: |
6 battle stars (Korea) |
| Fate: | Transferred to Military Sea Transportation Service, December 1965 |
| Career | |
| Name: | USNS DeKalb County (T-LST-715) |
| In service: | December 1965 |
| Out of service: | 1 November 1973 |
| Struck: | 1 November 1973 |
| Fate: | Sold for scrapping, 30 April 1984 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | LST-542-class tank landing ship |
| Displacement: | 1,625 long tons (1,651 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 130 officers and enlisted men |
| Complement: | 8-10 officers, 89-100 enlisted men |
| Armament: | • 8 × 40 mm guns • 12 × 20 mm guns |
USS DeKalb County (LST-715) was an LST-542-class tank landing ship built for the United States Navy during World War II. Named after counties in six states, it was the only U.S. Naval vessel to bear the name.
LST-715 was laid down on 7 June 1944 at Jeffersonville, Indiana by the Jeffersonville Boat & Machine Company; launched on 20 July 1944; sponsored by Mrs. Loudie S. Moffatt; and commissioned on 15 August 1944.
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