USS Iredell County (LST-839)
Iredell County beached on the LST ramp at Da Nang in the Republic of Vietnam, 1967 |
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| Career (United States) | |
|---|---|
| Name: | USS LST-839 |
| Builder: | American Bridge Company, Ambridge, Pennsylvania |
| Laid down: | 25 September 1944 |
| Launched: | 12 November 1944 |
| Commissioned: | 6 December 1944 |
| Decommissioned: | 24 July 1946 |
| Renamed: | USS Iredell County (LST-839), 1 July 1955 |
| Namesake: | Iredell County, North Carolina |
| Recommissioned: | 18 June 1966 |
| Decommissioned: | July 1970 |
| Struck: | February 1979 |
| Honours and awards: |
1 battle stars (World War II) 9 campaign stars, Presidential Unit Citation, Navy Unit Commendation, Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation (Vietnam) |
| Fate: | Loaned to Indonesia, July 1970 Sold outright, February 1979 |
| Career (Indonesia) | |
| Name: | KRI Teluk Bone (511) |
| Acquired: | July 1970 |
| Status: | in active service, as of 2007 |
| 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: | • 8 × 40 mm guns • 12 × 20 mm guns |
USS Iredell County (LST-839) was an LST-542-class tank landing ship built for the United States Navy during World War II. Named after Iredell County, North Carolina, she was the only U.S. Naval vessel to bear the name.
Originally laid down as USS LST-839 by the American Bridge Company of Ambridge, Pennsylvania on 25 September 1944; the ship was launched on 12 November 1944, sponsored by Mrs. Arthur Lehner; and commissioned at New Orleans, Louisiana on 6 December 1944 with Lieutenant Waldo F. McNeir in command.
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