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.) |
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Career | |
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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 (19141953)