USS Morgan County
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USS Morgan County (LST-1048) was an LST-542-class tank landing ship built for the United States Navy in World War II. Like most ships of her class, she was originally known only by her designation, USS LST-1048, and, like all remaining LSTs, was named on 1 July 1955, after eleven counties in the U.S.
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United States | |
Name | USS LST-1048 |
Builder | Dravo Corporation, Pittsburgh |
Laid down | 7 January 1945 |
Launched | 17 February 1945 |
Commissioned | 28 March 1945 |
Decommissioned | 14 May 1946 |
Recommissioned | 26 August 1950 |
Decommissioned | 10 May 1956 |
Renamed | USS Morgan County (LST-1048), 1 July 1955 |
Stricken | 1 August 1959 |
Honors and awards | 3 battle stars (Korea) |
Fate | Sold, 10 June 1960 |
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 | 16 officers, 147 enlisted men |
Complement | 7 officers, 104 enlisted men |
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LST‑1048 was laid down on 7 January 1945 by the Dravo Corporation of Neville Island, Pennsylvania. Launched on 17 February 1945, sponsored by Mrs. L. P. Struble; she was placed in partial commission on 15 March 1945 for the cruise down the Mississippi River; and commissioned at New Orleans on 28 March 1945.