USS Mahoning County
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USS Mahoning County (LST-914) was an LST-542-class tank landing ship built for the United States Navy during World War II. Like many of her class, she was not named and is properly referred to by her hull designation. She was later named after Mahoning County, Ohio, she was the only US Naval vessel to bear the name.
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A General Patton tank (M46) leaving through the bow doors of USS LST-914 during the invasion of Wonsan, Korea, 2 November 1950. | |
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Name | LST-914 |
Builder | Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard, Hingham, Massachusetts |
Yard number | 3384[1] |
Laid down | 16 February 1944 |
Launched | 18 April 1944 |
Commissioned | 18 May 1944 |
Decommissioned | 26 June 1946 |
Stricken | 26 June 1946 |
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Honors and awards | 2 × battle stars |
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Namesake | Mahoning County, Ohio |
Acquired | 26 August 1950 |
Recommissioned | 26 August 1950 |
Decommissioned | 5 September 1959 |
Renamed | Mahoning County, 1 July 1955 |
Honors and awards | 3 × battle stars |
Fate | Sold for scrapping, 22 June 1960 |
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Class and type | LST-542-class tank landing ship |
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Length | 328 ft (100 m) oa |
Beam | 50 ft (15 m) |
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Speed | 11.6 kn (21.5 km/h; 13.3 mph) |
Range | 24,000 nmi (44,000 km; 28,000 mi) at 9 kn (17 km/h; 10 mph) while displacing 3,960 long tons (4,024 t) |
Boats & landing craft carried | 2 x LCVPs |
Capacity | 1,600–1,900 short tons (3,200,000–3,800,000 lb; 1,500,000–1,700,000 kg) cargo depending on mission |
Troops | 16 officers, 147 enlisted men |
Complement | 13 officers, 104 enlisted men |
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Part of: | LST Flotilla 36 |
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