USS Lafayette County
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USS Lafayette County (LST-859) was an LST-542-class tank landing ship built for the United States Navy during World War II. Named after counties in Arkansas, Florida, Mississippi, Missouri, and Wisconsin, and a parish in Louisiana, she was the only U.S. Naval vessel to bear the name.
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USS LST-859 | |
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Name | LST-859 |
Builder | Chicago Bridge & Iron Company, Seneca |
Laid down | 26 September 1944 |
Launched | 15 December 1944 |
Commissioned | 6 January 1945 |
Renamed | Lafayette County, 1 July 1955 |
Namesake | Lafayette County |
Decommissioned | 15 August 1958 |
Stricken | 15 August 1958 |
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Honors and awards | See Awards |
Fate | Transferred to the Republic of China, 1958 |
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Taiwan | |
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Acquired | 1958 |
Commissioned | 1 July 1958 |
Decommissioned | 16 September 1986 |
Identification | Hull number: LST-224 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | LST-542-class tank landing ship |
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Length | 328 ft (100 m) |
Beam | 50 ft (15 m) |
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Propulsion | 2 × General Motors 12-567 diesel engines, two shafts, twin rudders |
Speed | 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
Boats & landing craft carried | 2 × LCVPs |
Troops | Approximately 130 officers and enlisted men |
Complement | 8-10 officers, 89-100 enlisted men |
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Originally laid down as LST-859 by the Chicago Bridge & Iron Company of Seneca, Illinois on 26 September 1944; launched on 15 December 1944, sponsored by Mrs. Elsie M. Marcum; and commissioned at Algiers, Louisiana on 6 January 1945.