USS Hunterdon County (LST-838)
USS LST-838 beached, date and place unknown |
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| Career (USA) | |
|---|---|
| Name: | USS LST-838 |
| Builder: | American Bridge Company, Ambridge, Pennsylvania |
| Laid down: | 20 September 1944 |
| Launched: | 8 November 1944 |
| Commissioned: | 4 December 1944 |
| Decommissioned: | 7 August 1946 |
| Renamed: | USS Hunterdon County (LST-838), 1 July 1955 |
| Recommissioned: | 10 September 1966 |
| Decommissioned: | 1 August 1974 |
| Reclassified: | AGP-838 (Patrol Craft Tender), 1967 |
| Struck: | 1 August 1974 |
| Honours and awards: |
1 battle star (World War II) 7 battle stars, 2 Presidential Unit Citations, 4 Navy Unit Commendations (Vietnam) |
| Fate: | Transferred to Malaysia, 1 August 1974 |
| Career (Malaysia) | |
| Name: | KD Sri Langkawi (A1500) |
| Acquired: | 1 August 1974 |
| Fate: | Unknown |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | LST-542-class tank landing ship |
| Displacement: | 1,625 long tons (1,651 t) light 4,080 long tons (4,145 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: | 16 officers, 147 enlisted men |
| Complement: | 7 officers, 104 enlisted men |
| Armament: | • 1 × single 3"/50 caliber gun mount • 8 × 40 mm guns • 12 × 20 mm guns |
USS Hunterdon County (LST-838) was an LST-542-class tank landing ship built for the United States Navy during World War II, and later reconfigured and recommissioned for riverine warfare during the Vietnam War. Named after Hunterdon County, New Jersey, she was the only U.S. Naval vessel to bear the name.
USS LST-838 was laid down on 20 September 1944 at Ambridge, Pennsylvania by the American Bridge Company; launched on 8 November 1944; sponsored by Miss Margaret Foster; and commissioned on 4 December 1944 with Lieutenant Allan T. Larkins, Jr., in command.
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