582:
742:
28:
563:
43:
775:
714:
149:
512:
457:
participated in intermittent amphibious exercises along the
Atlantic Coast and in the Caribbean. During August she made two runs to the Dominican Republic to return troops and equipment to the United States. She continued shuttle runs along the East Coast until 1 December when she began a three-month
452:
stationed in the
Dominican Republic and returned them to the United States. On 3 October she sailed for another Mediterranean deployment and participated in amphibious exercises before returning home 31 March 1966. During the next four months
501:
under the
Security Assistance Program 1 February 1980. Decommissioned by the Brazilian Navy on 8 February 2000, her final fate is ;sold to a Brazilian shipping company- shortly after that it was towed to India and scrapped on a beach.
898:
903:
883:
617:
610:
857:
878:
603:
888:
400:
throughout 1958. From 1958 to 1962 the LST excelled in training and experimental amphibious operations in the
Atlantic, Caribbean, and on two occasions the
522:
827:
626:
348:
203:
852:
836:
17:
527:
581:
68:
27:
727:
361:
during the late 1950s. Named after counties in fifteen states, she was the only U.S. Naval vessel to bear the name.
405:
375:
15 March 1956; launched 12 October 1956; sponsored by Mrs. John Martin
Higgins; and commissioned 17 December 1957.
368:
466:
In March, 1967 she resumed training and readiness operations with amphibious forces, and ranged the seas from the
470:
to the
Caribbean and the Mediterranean while maintaining the efficiency and readiness of her crew and equipment.
445:
494:
331:
417:
289:
893:
437:
372:
79:
790:
653:
640:
358:
681:
674:
433:
354:
209:
562:
802:
688:
667:
595:
747:
719:
571:
483:
467:
409:
872:
539:
518:
401:
263:
780:
275:
424:
resumed her training, and remained on alert in the event of another flare-up.
304:
100,000 gal (US) diesel or jet fuel, plus 7,000 gal fuel for embarked vehicles
397:
301:
28 medium tanks or vehicles to 75 tons on 288 ft (88 m) tank deck
574:
393:
222:
449:
498:
899:
Ships transferred from the United States Navy to the
Brazilian Navy
580:
561:
703:
599:
904:
De Soto County-class tank landing ships of the
Brazilian Navy
884:
Cold War amphibious warfare vessels of the United States
416:
was dispatched to
Florida for assignment during the
858:
List of United States Navy amphibious warfare ships
771:
738:
710:
448:1 June for the Caribbean. She embarked Marines and
371:and laid down by Avondale Marine Ways, Inc. of
611:
440:. U.S. forces began to withdraw in May 1965.
131:Loaned to the Brazilian Navy, 15 January 1973
8:
523:Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships
700:
618:
604:
596:
392:performed amphibious exercises along the
517:This article incorporates text from the
228:7,823 long tons (7,949 t) full load
16:For other ships with the same name, see
879:De Soto County-class tank landing ships
22:
889:Ships built in Bridge City, Louisiana
145:
39:
7:
436:ordered marines to intervene in the
486:that same date where she served as
478:Decommissioned on 15 January 1973,
266:, two shafts, fixedpitch propellers
497:30 December 1977, she was sold to
14:
585:Badge of the Brazilian navy ship
773:
740:
712:
577:sections stowed along her sides.
510:
147:
41:
26:
853:List of United States Navy LSTs
134:Sold to Brazil, 1 February 1980
18:Brazilian ship Duque de Caxias
1:
526:. The entry can be found
322:124 officers and enlisted men
314:706 officers and enlisted men
404:. Following operations with
78:Avondale Marine Ways, Inc.,
367:was designed under project
278:(31 km/h; 20 mph)
920:
15:
848:
822:
699:
636:
630:-class tank landing ships
420:. When the crisis eased,
194:
140:
34:
25:
548:Amphibious Photo Archive
474:Decommissioning and sale
238:446 ft (136 m)
482:was transferred to the
254:17 ft (5.2 m)
195:General characteristics
590:
578:
446:Little Creek, Virginia
246:62 ft (19 m)
589:(ex USS Grant County)
584:
565:
495:Naval Vessel Register
418:Cuban Missile Crisis
283:Boats & landing
225:(3,617 t) light
438:Dominican Civil War
373:Avondale, Louisiana
80:Avondale, Louisiana
591:
579:
493:. Struck from the
359:United States Navy
866:
865:
829:Terrebonne Parish
818:
817:
570:(LST-1174), with
434:Lyndon B. Johnson
412:in October, 1962
396:coast and in the
388:After shakedown,
355:tank landing ship
338:
337:
332:3"/50 caliber gun
210:tank landing ship
911:
779:
777:
776:
746:
744:
743:
729:Cabo San Antonio
718:
716:
715:
701:
620:
613:
606:
597:
558:
556:
554:
514:
513:
155:
152:
151:
150:
121:30 December 1977
105:17 December 1957
49:
46:
45:
44:
30:
23:
919:
918:
914:
913:
912:
910:
909:
908:
869:
868:
867:
862:
844:
814:
782:Marina Militare
774:
772:
767:
757:Duque de Caxias
741:
739:
734:
713:
711:
706:
705:Other operators
695:
632:
624:
593:
587:Duque de Caxias
552:
550:
538:
534:
511:
508:
489:Duque de Caxias
476:
464:
462:1967–1972
430:
428:1965–1966
386:
384:1958–1964
381:
379:Service history
284:
182:8 February 2000
174:15 January 1973
164:Duque de Caxias
153:
148:
146:
113:15 January 1973
97:12 October 1956
47:
42:
40:
21:
12:
11:
5:
917:
915:
907:
906:
901:
896:
891:
886:
881:
871:
870:
864:
863:
861:
860:
855:
849:
846:
845:
843:
842:
833:
823:
820:
819:
816:
815:
813:
812:
800:
797:De Soto County
787:
785:
769:
768:
766:
765:
752:
750:
748:Brazilian Navy
736:
735:
733:
732:
724:
722:
720:Argentine Navy
708:
707:
704:
697:
696:
694:
693:
686:
679:
672:
665:
658:
655:Suffolk County
651:
645:
642:De Soto County
637:
634:
633:
628:De Soto County
625:
623:
622:
615:
608:
600:
560:
559:
507:
504:
484:Brazilian Navy
475:
472:
468:Virginia Capes
463:
460:
429:
426:
410:Camp Pendleton
385:
382:
380:
377:
357:built for the
350:De Soto County
336:
335:
328:
324:
323:
320:
316:
315:
312:
308:
307:
306:
305:
302:
297:
293:
292:
286:
280:
279:
272:
268:
267:
264:diesel engines
260:
256:
255:
252:
248:
247:
244:
240:
239:
236:
232:
231:
230:
229:
226:
217:
213:
212:
205:De Soto County
201:
200:Class and type
197:
196:
192:
191:
188:
184:
183:
180:
179:Decommissioned
176:
175:
172:
168:
167:
161:
157:
156:
143:
142:
138:
137:
136:
135:
132:
127:
123:
122:
119:
115:
114:
111:
110:Decommissioned
107:
106:
103:
99:
98:
95:
91:
90:
87:
83:
82:
76:
72:
71:
66:
62:
61:
55:
51:
50:
37:
36:
32:
31:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
916:
905:
902:
900:
897:
895:
892:
890:
887:
885:
882:
880:
877:
876:
874:
859:
856:
854:
851:
850:
847:
841:
839:
835:Followed by:
834:
832:
830:
826:Preceded by:
825:
824:
821:
810:
806:
805:
801:
798:
794:
793:
789:
788:
786:
784:
783:
770:
763:
759:
758:
754:
753:
751:
749:
737:
731:
730:
726:
725:
723:
721:
709:
702:
698:
692:
691:
687:
685:
684:
683:Lorain County
680:
678:
677:
676:Graham County
673:
671:
670:
666:
664:
663:
659:
657:
656:
652:
649:
646:
644:
643:
639:
638:
635:
631:
629:
621:
616:
614:
609:
607:
602:
601:
598:
594:
588:
583:
576:
573:
569:
564:
549:
545:
543:
537:
536:
535:
532:
531:
529:
524:
521:
520:
519:public domain
505:
503:
500:
496:
492:
490:
485:
481:
473:
471:
469:
461:
459:
456:
451:
447:
443:
439:
435:
427:
425:
423:
419:
415:
411:
407:
403:
402:Mediterranean
399:
395:
391:
383:
378:
376:
374:
370:
366:
362:
360:
356:
353:
351:
346:
344:
333:
329:
326:
325:
321:
318:
317:
313:
310:
309:
303:
300:
299:
298:
295:
294:
291:
287:
285:craft carried
282:
281:
277:
273:
270:
269:
265:
261:
258:
257:
253:
250:
249:
245:
242:
241:
237:
234:
233:
227:
224:
220:
219:
218:
215:
214:
211:
208:
206:
202:
199:
198:
193:
189:
186:
185:
181:
178:
177:
173:
170:
169:
165:
162:
159:
158:
144:
139:
133:
130:
129:
128:
125:
124:
120:
117:
116:
112:
109:
108:
104:
101:
100:
96:
93:
92:
89:15 March 1956
88:
85:
84:
81:
77:
74:
73:
70:
67:
64:
63:
60:
56:
53:
52:
48:United States
38:
33:
29:
24:
19:
837:
828:
808:
803:
796:
791:
781:
762:Grant County
761:
756:
755:
728:
689:
682:
675:
668:
662:Grant County
661:
660:
654:
647:
641:
627:
592:
586:
568:Grant County
567:
551:. Retrieved
547:
542:Grant County
541:
533:
525:
516:
509:
488:
487:
480:Grant County
479:
477:
465:
455:Grant County
454:
442:Grant County
441:
431:
422:Grant County
421:
414:Grant County
413:
390:Grant County
389:
387:
365:Grant County
364:
363:
349:
343:Grant County
342:
340:
339:
216:Displacement
204:
163:
102:Commissioned
69:Grant County
59:Grant County
58:
809:York County
690:Wood County
669:York County
894:1956 ships
873:Categories
540:"LST-1174
506:References
458:overhaul.
432:President
345:(LST-1174)
319:Complement
259:Propulsion
650:cancelled
444:departed
398:Caribbean
330:3 × twin
223:long tons
86:Laid down
648:LST-1172
575:causeway
394:Atlantic
327:Armament
296:Capacity
171:Acquired
118:Stricken
94:Launched
65:Namesake
838:Newport
572:pontoon
553:July 3,
450:Seabees
406:Marines
369:SCB 119
190:Unknown
141:History
75:Builder
35:History
804:Caorle
778:
745:
717:
515:
499:Brazil
491:(G-26)
352:-class
347:was a
334:mounts
311:Troops
235:Length
221:3,560
207:-class
154:Brazil
840:class
831:class
792:Grado
290:LCVPs
276:knots
271:Speed
262:6 ×
251:Draft
166:(G26)
807:(ex-
795:(ex-
760:(ex-
566:USS
555:2007
528:here
341:USS
243:Beam
187:Fate
160:Name
126:Fate
57:USS
54:Name
408:at
274:17
875::
546:.
288:4
811:)
799:)
764:)
619:e
612:t
605:v
557:.
544:"
530:.
20:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
