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USS LST-288
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USS Berkshire County (LST-288) was an LST-1-class tank landing ship built for the United States Navy during World War II. Named for Berkshire County, Massachusetts, she was the only U.S. naval vessel to bear the name.
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![]() USS LST-288 beached at Normandy while unloading M4 Sherman tanks, date unknown. Note the Grumman F4F Wildcat overhead | |
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Name | LST-288 |
Builder | American Bridge Co., Ambridge |
Laid down | 6 September 1943 |
Launched | 7 November 1943 |
Commissioned | 20 December 1943 |
Decommissioned | 6 March 1946 |
Honors and awards | See Awards |
Renamed | Berkshire County, 1 July 1955 |
Namesake | Berkshire County, Massachusetts |
Stricken | 15 November 1974 |
Fate | Transferred to South Korea, 5 March 1956 |
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Acquired | 5 March 1956 |
Reclassified | LST-675 |
Fate | unknown |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | LST-1-class tank landing ship |
Displacement |
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Length | 328 ft (100 m) |
Beam | 50 ft (15 m) |
Draft |
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Depth | 8 ft (2.4 m) forward, 14 ft 4 in (4.37 m) aft (full load) |
Propulsion | 2 General Motors 12-567 diesel engines, two shafts, twin rudders |
Speed | 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
Boats & landing craft carried | Two or six LCVPs |
Troops | 14-16 officers, 131-147 enlisted men |
Complement | 7-9 officers, 104-120 enlisted men |
Armament |
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LST-288 was laid down on 6 September 1943 at Ambridge, Pennsylvania by the American Bridge Company; launched on 7 November 1943; sponsored by Miss Virginia M. Plofchan; placed in reduced commission on 4 December 1943; ferried down the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers to New Orleans, Louisiana; and placed in full commission at New Orleans on 20 December 1943.