USS Wexford County (LST-1168)
USS Wexford County (LST-1168) |
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| Career (United States) | |
|---|---|
| Name: | USS Wexford County |
| Namesake: | Wexford County in Michigan |
| Builder: | Christy Corporation, Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin |
| Laid down: | 27 February 1952 |
| Launched: | 28 November 1953 |
| Commissioned: | 15 June 1954 |
| Decommissioned: | 29 October 1971 |
| Renamed: | USS Wexford County 1 July 1955 (previously was USS LST-1168) |
| Struck: | 1 November 1976 |
| Honors and awards: |
A Meritorious Unit Commendation and five battle stars for Vietnam War service |
| Fate: | Sold to Spain 29 October 1971 Served in Spanish Navy 1971-1995 Sold for scrapping 1995 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | LST-1156-(Terrebonne Parish-) class landing ship tank |
| Displacement: | 2,590 tons (light); 5,800 tons (full) |
| Length: | 384 ft (117 m) |
| Beam: | 55 ft (17 m) |
| Draft: | 17 ft (5.2 m) |
| Installed power: | 6,000 shp (4.48 MW) |
| Propulsion: | Four General Motors 16-278A diesel engines, two controllable-pitch propellers |
| Speed: | 14 knots |
| Boats & landing craft carried: |
3 x landing craft, vehicle, personnel LCVPs, 1 x landing craft personnel (large) LCPL |
| Troops: | 395 (15 officers, 380 enlisted men) |
| Complement: | 205 (16 officers, 189 enlisted men) |
| Armor: | 3 x twin 3-inch (76.2-millimeter) dual-purpose gun mounts 5 x single 20-millimeter antiaircraft gun mounts |
USS Wexford County (LST-1168), previously USS LST-1168, was a United States Navy landing ship tank (LST) in commission from 1953 to 1971, which saw service in the Atlantic, Caribbean, and Pacific and served in the Vietnam War..
Read more about USS Wexford County (LST-1168): Construction and Commissioning, Atlantic and Caribbean Service, Pacific Service, Vietnam War Service, Decommissioning and Transfer To Spain, See Also
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