Talbot County-class tank landing ship
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USS Talbot County (LST-1153)
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| Class overview | |
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| Name: | Talbot County-class tank landing ship |
| Builders: | Boston Navy Yard |
| Operators: |  United States Navy |
| Preceded by: | LST(2) |
| Succeeded by: | Terrebonne Parish class |
| Built: | 1945-1947 |
| In commission: | 1946-1970 |
| Completed: | 2 |
| Cancelled: | 1 |
| Scrapped: | 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) |
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| Speed: | 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph) |
| Troops: | 197 |
| Complement: | 190 |
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The Talbot County class of tank landing ships was a two-ship class of ships of the United States Navy. They were the only steam-powered LSTs built.[2]
Ships
- USS Talbot County (LST-1153)
- USS Tallahatchie County (LST-1154)
- LST-1155, canceled 7 January 1946
References
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