De Soto County-class tank landing ship

USS Graham County
Class overview
NameDe Soto County class
Builders
Operators
Preceded byTerrebonne Parish class
Succeeded byNewport class
Built1956-1959
In commission1958-1973
Planned8
Completed7
Cancelled1
Retired7
General characteristics
TypeTank landing ship
Displacement
  • 3,560 long tons (3,617 t) light
  • 7,823 long tons (7,949 t) full load
Length445 ft (136 m)
Beam62 ft (19 m)
Draft16 ft 8 in (5.08 m)
Propulsion
Speed17.5 knots (32.4 km/h; 20.1 mph)
Boats & landing
craft carried
Capacity
  • 28 medium tanks or vehicles to 75 tons on 288 ft (88 m) tank deck
  • 100,000 gal (US) diesel or jet fuel, plus 7,000 gal fuel for embarked vehicles
Troops575 officers and enlisted men
Complement10 officers and 162 enlisted men
Armament3 × 3 in (76 mm)/50 cal Mark 22 guns
Aviation facilitiesHelipad

The De Soto County-class tank landing ship was a class of tank landing ship of United States Navy and later sold to the Italian and Brazilian Navy.

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