De Soto County-class LST

GPTKB entity

Statements (27)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf tank landing ship class
gptkbp:armament twin 3-inch/50 caliber guns
gptkbp:beam 55 feet
gptkbp:builtBy gptkb:Philadelphia_Naval_Shipyard
gptkb:Boston_Naval_Shipyard
gptkbp:capacity 2,200 tons
gptkbp:crewComplement 180
gptkbp:displacement 4,793 tons (full load)
gptkbp:enteredService 1957
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label De Soto County-class LST
gptkbp:hullMaterial gptkb:LST_(Landing_Ship,_Tank)
gptkbp:length 384 feet
gptkbp:namedAfter De Soto County, Mississippi
gptkbp:notableShip USS De Soto County (LST-1171)
USS Graham County (LST-1176)
USS La Moure County (LST-1194)
gptkbp:numberBuilt 7
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:precededBy Terrebonne Parish-class LST
gptkbp:primaryUse amphibious warfare
gptkbp:propulsion diesel engines
gptkbp:retired 1972
gptkbp:speed 17 knots
gptkbp:successor Newport-class LST
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:Cold_War
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:LST-1179_Newport-class_ships
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6