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LST-1086 Potter County


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USS Potter County (LST-1086) was transferred to Greece and rename HS Ikaria (L-154)
LST-542 Class Tank Landing Ship:
  • Laid down, 5 December 1944, at American Bridge Co. Ambridge, PA.
  • Launched, 28 January 1945
  • Placed in reduced commission, 17 February 1945
  • Fully commissioned USS LST-1086, 24 February 1945, at Naval Repair Base Algiers, LA.
  • Decommissioned, 7 August 1946, at Boston Naval Shipyard, Boston, MA.
  • Laid up in the Atlantic Reserve Fleet
  • Named USS Potter County (LST-1086), 1 July 1955
  • Transferred to Greece and renamed HS Ikaria (L-154)
  • Struck From the Naval Register (date unknown)
  • Final Disposition, fate unknown
    Specifications:
    Displacement 1,625 t.(lt), 4,080 t.(fl) (sea-going draft w/1675 ton load)
    Length 328' o.a.
    Beam 50'
    Draft
    (light) - 2' 4" fwd, 7' 6" aft
    (sea-going) 8' 3" fwd, 14' 1" aft
    (landing) 3' 11" fwd, 9' 10" aft (landing w/500 ton load)
    Speed 12 kts. (maximum)
    Endurance 24,000 miles @ 9kts. while displacing 3960 tons
    Complement
    7 officers, 104 enlisted
    Troop Accommodations
    16 officers, 147 enlisted
    Boats 2 LCVP
    Cargo Capacity (varied with mission - payloads between 1600 and 1900 tons)
    Typical loads
    One Landing Craft Tank (LCT), tanks, wheeled and tracked vehicles, artillery, construction equipment and military supplies. A ramp or elevator forward allowed vehicles access to tank deck from main deck
    Additional capacity included sectional pontoons carried on each side of vessel amidships, to either build Rhino Barges or use as causeways. Married to the bow ramp, the causeways would enabled payloads to be delivered ashore from deeper water or where a beachhead would not allow the vessel to be grounded forward after ballasting
    Armament (varied with availability when each vessel was outfitted. Retro-fitting was accomplished throughout WWII. The ultimate armament design for United States vessels was
    2 - Twin 40MM gun mounts w/Mk. 51 directors
    4 - Single 40MM gun mounts
    12 single 20MM gun mounts
    Propulsion two General Motors 12-567, 900hp diesel engines, two shafts, twin rudders
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    HS Ikaria (L-154)
    Potter County 27k ex-Potter County (LST-1086 in Greek service as Ikaria (L-154) beached while unloading tanks, date and place unknown. LST Home Port web site
    Potter County 97k Ikaria (L-154) underway, date and location unknown.
    Official Hellenic Navy photo.    		 Tony Vrailas
    Potter County 66k Ikaria (L-154) underway with Sifnos (L-150) ex-LCT-677 loaded on her main deck, date and location unknown. Robert Hurst
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    DANFS history entry located at the US Naval Historical Center
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log
    Fleet Reserve Association
    Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
    The USS LST Ship Memorial
    LST Home Port
    State LST Chapters
    United States LST Association
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