USS Dodge County (LST-722)

USS Dodge County (LST-722)



Dodge County arrives at Savannah, Georgia to off-load 1st Armored Division troops during the Cuban Missile Crisis in November–December 1962. (Photo taken from Duval County.)
Career
Name: USS LST-722
Builder: Jeffersonville Boat & Machinery Co., Jeffersonville, Indiana
Laid down: 15 July 1944
Launched: 21 August 1944
Commissioned: 13 September 1944
Decommissioned: 13 July 1946
Recommissioned: 16 November 1951
Decommissioned: 3 January 1956
Renamed: USS Dodge County (LST-722), 1 July 1955
Recommissioned: 1961
Decommissioned: October 1969
Struck: 15 September 1974
Honours and
awards:
1 battle star (World War II)
Fate: Sold to Royal Thai Navy, 1 November 1975
Career (Thailand)
Name: HTMS Prathong
Acquired: 1 November 1975
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: Approximately 130 officers and enlisted men
Complement: 8-10 officers, 89-100 enlisted men
Armament: • 8 × 40 mm guns
• 12 × 20 mm guns

USS Dodge County (LST-722) was an LST-542-class tank landing ship built for the United States Navy during World War II. Named after counties in Georgia, Minnesota, Nebraska, and Wisconsin, she was the only U.S. Naval vessel to bear the name.

LST-722 was laid down on 15 July 1944 at Jeffersonville, Indiana by the Jeffersonville Boat & Machine Company; launched on 21 August 1944; sponsored by Miss Rosemary Furey; and commissioned on 13 September 1944.

Read more about USS Dodge County (LST-722):  Service History

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    —D.H. (David Herbert)

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    Dylan Thomas (1914–1953)