USS York County (LST-1175)
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.
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| Name: | USS York County |
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| 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 |
| Struck: | 5 August 1992 |
| Fate: | Transferred to the Italian Navy, 1972 |
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| Name: | NMM Nave Caorle (L-8991) |
| Acquired: | 1972 |
| Fate: | Sold for scrapping |
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| Class and type: | De Soto County-class tank landing ship |
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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 |
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| Troops: | 575 officers and enlisted men |
| Complement: | 10 officers and 162 enlisted men |
| Armament: | 3 × twin 3"/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 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 with Lieutenant Commander Warren M. Scofer in command.
The new tank landing ship was fitted out and underwent ready-for-sea trials at Port Everglades, Florida and conducted shakedown training out of her home port, Little Creek, Virginia, which she completed on 17 May 1958. She conducted various operations in the Virginia area until 15 July, when all training was cancelled due to the Lebanon Crisis and York County prepared for extended operations. But the Lebanon Crisis lessened, and the ship proceeded to Vieques, Puerto Rico, for amphibious exercises. On 7 August York County returned to her home port and began preparations for a regularly scheduled deployment to the Mediterranean. She arrived at Gibraltar in late September 1958; then visited Greece, Turkey, Lebanon, and Italy. She returned to Little Creek on 25 March 1959. However, the ship recrossed the Atlantic to hold leading roles in two major amphibious exercises "Tralex 3–59" and "Tralex 4–59" which were conducted off the coast of Spain. In November 1959, York County entered the Norfolk Shipbuilding and Drydock Company for maintenance and upkeep.
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