Talbot County-class tank landing ship
 USS Tallahatchie County
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| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name | Talbot County class |
| Builders | Boston Navy Yard |
| Operators |  United States Navy |
| Preceded by | LST(2) class |
| Succeeded by | Terrebonne Parish class |
| Built | 1945-1947 |
| In commission | 1946-1970 |
| Planned | 3 |
| Completed | 2 |
| Cancelled | 1 |
| Retired | 2 |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Type | Tank landing ship |
| Displacement | 6,000 long tons (6,096 t) |
| Length | 328 ft (100 m) |
| Beam | 54 ft (16 m) |
| Draft | 14 ft 5 in (4.39 m) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph) |
| Troops | 197 |
| Complement | 190 |
| Armament |
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| Aviation facilities | Helipad |
The Talbot County-class tank landing ships was a class of tank landing ship of the United States Navy. They were the only steam-powered LSTs built.[2]
Ships of class
[edit]| Pennant number | Name | Callsign | Builders | Launched | Commissioned | Decommissioned | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Talbot County-class tank landing ship[3] | |||||||
| LST-1153 | Talbot County | NKHZ | Boston Navy Yard | 24 April 1947 | 3 September 1947 | 3 April 1970 | Sold to commercial service, fate unknown |
| LST-1154 / AVB-2 | Tallahatchie County | NKIB | 19 July 1946 | 24 May 1949 | 15 January 1970 | Scrapped in July 1970 | |
| LST-1155 | Cancelled | ||||||
References
[edit]- ^ "Tank Landing Ship LST-1153 Talbot County". navsource.org. 2011. Retrieved 14 November 2012.
- ^ "LST-1153 Talbot County". globalsecurity.org. 2012. Retrieved 14 November 2012.
- ^ "Tank Landing Ship (LST)". www.navsource.org. Retrieved 5 December 2021.