USS Luzerne County
U.S. Naval ship built during World War II / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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USS Luzerne County (LST-902) was an LST-542-class tank landing ship built for the United States Navy during World War II. Named after Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, she was the only U.S. Naval vessel to bear the name.
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USS Luzerne County (LST-902) underway on the Mekong River, Vietnam, 1968 | |
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United States | |
Name | USS LST-902 |
Builder | Dravo Corporation, Pittsburgh |
Laid down | 5 November 1944 |
Launched | 16 December 1944 |
Commissioned | 15 January 1945 |
Decommissioned | 3 August 1946 |
Recommissioned | 18 January 1952 |
Decommissioned | 30 November 1955 |
Renamed | USS Luzerne County (LST-902), 1 July 1955 |
Recommissioned | 15 April 1963 |
Decommissioned | 12 August 1970= |
Stricken | 12 August 1970 |
Honors and awards |
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Fate | Barge in Mexico |
Notes | Everything above her deck like her bridge have been removed in Mexico, 2007. |
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 | 2 × LCVPs |
Troops | Approximately 130 officers and enlisted men |
Complement | 8–10 officers, 89–100 enlisted men |
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Originally laid down as LST-902 by the Dravo Corporation of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on 5 November 1944; the ship was launched on 16 December 1944, sponsored by Mrs. Michael Grom; and commissioned at Algiers, Louisiana on 15 January 1945.