USS Westchester County
USS Westchester County underway, c. 1960
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 United States
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| Namesake: | Westchester County, New York |
| Builder: | Christy Corporation, Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin |
| Laid down: | 11 January 1952 |
| Launched: | 18 April 1953 |
| Commissioned: | 10 March 1954 |
| Decommissioned: | 30 August 1973 |
| Honours and awards: |
three Navy Unit Commendations, two Meritorious Unit Commendations, and 14 campaign stars for Vietnam War service. |
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| Name: | Serdar (L-402) |
| Acquired: | 27 August 1974 |
| Struck: | 2005 |
| Fate: | Sunk as a target on 30 May 2014. |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Terrebonne Parish-class tank landing ship |
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| Length: | 384 ft 0 in |
| Beam: | 55 ft 0 in |
| Draft: | 17 ft 0 in |
| Propulsion: | Four General Motors 16-278A diesel engines, two controllable pitch propellers |
| Speed: | 14 knots |
| Boats & landing craft carried: |
Three LCVPs, one LCPL |
| Troops: | 15 officers and 380 enlisted men |
| Complement: | 16 officers and 189 enlisted men |
| Armament: | Three twin 3 in (76 mm)/50 gun mounts, five single .50 cal (12.7 mm) gun mounts |
The USS Westchester County (LST-1167) was a Terrebonne Parish-class tank landing ship built for the United States Navy at the tail end of the Korean War. Named for Westchester County, New York, she was the only U.S. Naval vessel to bear the name.
Originally laid down as LST-1167 on 11 January 1952 by the Christy Corporation of Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin; launched on 18 April 1953; sponsored by Mrs. Robert E. Wood; and commissioned on 10 March 1954 with Lieutenant Commander Leamond F. Lacy in command. The tank landing ship departed New Orleans on 8 April 1954 and reached the Naval Amphibious Base at Little Creek, Virginia on 14 April. The remainder of the year was spent in amphibious warfare exercises in the Chesapeake Bay. On 14 February 1955 LST-1167 sailed from Little Creek to embark 205 marines and equipment for exercises in the Caribbean. These exercises were repeated in April, and the ship returned to Little Creek on 6 May 1955.
On 1 July, LST-1167 was renamed USS Westchester County. Westchester County spent the remaining months of 1955 engaged in operations along the east coast with the majority of the time being spent in local training. After loading marines and equipment at Morehead City, North Carolina the tank landing ship sailed for exercises in the Caribbean on 11 January 1956. She returned to Norfolk, Virginia on 6 February and made another training cruise to the Caribbean from 20 February to 24 March. Upon returning to Little Creek the ship conducted local operations until the Fourth of July which she spent at Yonkers, New York. She visited Trenton, New Jersey and Washington, D.C., then went into overhaul on 21 September at the Brewer Dry Dock Company of Staten Island, New York. After a two-month yard period, the ship conducted local operations to finish out the year.
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