USS Hampshire County
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USS Hampshire County (LST-819) was an LST-542-class tank landing ship built for the United States Navy during World War II. Named for counties in Massachusetts and West Virginia, she was the only U.S. Naval vessel to bear the name.
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United States | |
Name | USS Hampshire County (LST-819) |
Namesake | |
Builder | Missouri Valley Bridge & Iron Company, Evansville, Indiana |
Laid down | 12 September 1944 |
Launched | 21 October 1944 |
Commissioned | 7 November 1944 |
Decommissioned | January 1946 |
Recommissioned | 8 September 1950 |
Decommissioned | 24 June 1955 |
Renamed | USS Hampshire County (LST-819), 1 July 1955 |
Recommissioned | 9 July 1966 |
Decommissioned | 19 December 1970 |
Stricken | 5 April 1975 |
Motto | Possumus Quae Debmus |
Honors and awards |
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Fate | Converted for commercial use and sold, 5 April 1975 |
Badge | |
Singapore | |
Name | LST 2 |
Owner | Landing System Technology Pte. Ltd., Singapore |
Acquired | 5 April 1975 |
In service | 1975 |
Out of service | 1978 |
Fate | Sold, 1978 |
United States Greece | |
Name | Petrola 142 |
Owner | Maritime & Commercial Co. Argonaftis, S.A., Greece |
Acquired | 1978 |
In service | 1980 |
Out of service | 1983 |
Identification | IMO number: 7629881 |
Fate | Scrapped, 1995 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | LST-542-class tank landing ship |
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Length | 328 ft (100 m) |
Beam | 50 ft (15 m) |
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Propulsion | 2 × General Motors 12-567 diesel engines, two shafts, twin rudders |
Speed | 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
Boats & landing craft carried | Two or six LCVPs |
Complement | 7 officers, 104 enlisted men |
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Originally laid down as LST-819 by the Missouri Valley Bridge & Iron Company of Evansville, Indiana on 12 September 1944; launched on 21 October; sponsored by Mrs. William M. Gilmore; and commissioned on 14 November 1944.