USS San Bernardino County
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For other ships with the same name, see USS San Bernardino.
USS San Bernardino County (LST–1110) was an LST-542-class tank landing ship built for the United States Navy during World War II. Named for San Bernardino County, California, she was the only U.S. Naval vessel to bear the name.
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USS San Bernardino County (LST-1110) underway in a consolidated ice belt, northeast of Point Barrow, Alaska, during "DEW Line" support operations, 11 September 1955 | |
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Name | LST-1110 |
Builder | Missouri Valley Bridge & Iron Company, Evansville |
Laid down | 28 December 1944 |
Launched | 9 February 1945 |
Sponsored by | Mrs. Walter H. Baumberger |
Commissioned | 1 March 1945 |
Renamed | San Bernardino County, 1 July 1955 |
Namesake | San Bernardino County |
Decommissioned | 15 August 1958 |
Stricken | 6 February 1959 |
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Honors and awards | See Awards |
Fate | Sold to the Republic of China, 16 August 1958 |
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Taiwan | |
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Acquired | 15 August 1958 |
Commissioned | 15 August 1958 |
Decommissioned | 1993 |
Identification | Hull number: LST-225 |
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 | 4 × LCVPs |
Troops | 16 officers, 147 enlisted men |
Complement | 7 officers, 104 enlisted men |
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