USS York County
USS York County (LST-1175). Like earlier LSTs, these ships were often used to transport cargo; a cargo hatch at the after end of the upper deck is served by two heavy booms. | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name | USS York County |
| Namesake | |
| Builder | Newport News Shipbuilding & Drydock Company, Newport News, Virginia |
| Laid down | 4 June 1956 |
| Launched | 5 March 1957 |
| Commissioned | 8 November 1957 |
| Decommissioned | 17 July 1972 |
| Stricken | 5 August 1992 |
| Fate | Transferred to the Italian Navy, 1972 |
| Italy | |
| Name | Caorle (L 9891) |
| Acquired | 1972 |
| Fate | Sold for scrapping |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | De Soto County-class tank landing ship |
| Displacement |
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| Length | 445 ft (136 m) |
| Beam | 62 ft (19 m) |
| Draft | 16 ft 8 in (5.08 m) |
| Propulsion | 6 × Nordberg diesel engines, two shafts, controllable pitch propellers |
| Speed | 17.5 knots (32.4 km/h; 20.1 mph) |
| Boats & landing craft carried | 4 LCVPs |
| Capacity |
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| Troops | 575 officers and enlisted men |
| Complement | 10 officers and 162 enlisted men |
| Armament | 3 × twin 3-inch/50-caliber gun mounts |
USS York County (LST-1175) was a De Soto County-class tank landing ship built for the United States Navy during the late 1950s. The lead ship of her class of seven, she was named after counties in Maine, Nebraska, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, and Virginia, she was the only U.S. Naval vessel to bear the name.
York County was designed under project SCB 119 and laid down on 4 June 1956 at Newport News, Virginia by Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company; launched on 5 March 1957; sponsored by Mrs. William C. France; and commissioned on 8 November 1957.