Talbot County-class tank landing ship

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USS Tallahatchie County
Class overview
NameTalbot County class
Builders Boston Navy Yard
OperatorsFlag of the United States Navy (official).svg  United States Navy
Preceded by LST(2) class
Succeeded by Terrebonne Parish class
Built1945-1947
In commission1946-1970
Planned3
Completed2
Cancelled1
Retired2
General characteristics [1]
Type Tank landing ship
Displacement6,000 long tons (6,096  t)
Length328 ft (100 m)
Beam54 ft (16 m)
Draft14 ft 5 in (4.39 m)
Propulsion
Speed14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph)
Troops197
Complement190
Armament
Aviation facilities Helipad

The Talbot County-class tank landing ships was a class of tank landing ship of the United States Navy. They were the only steam-powered LSTs built. [2]

Ships of class

Pennant numberNameCallsignBuildersLaunchedCommissionedDecommissionedFate
Talbot County-class tank landing ship [3]
LST-1153 Talbot County NKHZ Boston Navy Yard 24 April 19473 September 19473 April 1970Sold to commercial service, fate unknown
LST-1154 / AVB-2 Tallahatchie County NKIB19 July 194624 May 194915 January 1970Scrapped in July 1970
LST-1155Cancelled

References

  1. "Tank Landing Ship LST-1153 Talbot County". NavSource. 2011. Retrieved 14 November 2012.
  2. "LST-1153 Talbot County". globalsecurity.org. 2012. Retrieved 14 November 2012.
  3. "Tank Landing Ship (LST)". NavSource. Retrieved 5 December 2021.