USS Suffolk County
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USS Suffolk County (LST-1173) was a De Soto County-class tank landing ship built for the United States Navy during the late 1950s. Named after counties in Massachusetts and New York, she was the only U.S. Naval vessel to bear the name.
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USS Suffolk County (LST-1173) underway, circa 1965. Note the causeways attached to both the port and starboard sides. | |
History | |
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United States | |
Name | USS Suffolk County |
Namesake | Suffolk County in MA and NY |
Builder | Newport News Shipbuilding & Drydock Company, Newport News, Virginia |
Laid down | 17 July 1955 |
Launched | 5 September 1956 |
Commissioned | 15 August 1957 |
Decommissioned | 25 August 1972 |
Identification | IMO number: 8450354 |
Fate | Sold for scrapping, 31 March 1999 |
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General characteristics | |
Class and type | De Soto County-class tank landing ship |
Displacement |
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Length | 446 ft (136 m) |
Beam | 62 ft (19 m) |
Draft | 17 ft (5.2 m) |
Propulsion | 6 × 2400 hp Fairbanks Morse opposed piston diesel engines, direct reversible |
Speed | 17 knots (31 km/h; 20 mph) |
Boats & landing craft carried | 4 LCVPs |
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Troops | 410 officers and enlisted men |
Complement | 170 officers and enlisted men |
Armament | 3 × twin 3"/50 caliber gun mounts |
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Suffolk County was designed under project SCB 119 and laid down on 17 July 1955 by the Boston Naval Shipyard, Boston, Massachusetts; launched on 5 September 1956; sponsored by Mrs. Thomas P. O'Neill, Jr.; and commissioned on 15 August 1957.