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LST / AGP-1176 Graham County

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Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from left to right
National Defense Service Medal - Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (3-Congo, 1-Dominican Republic)
LST-1171 DeSoto County Class Tank Landing Ship:
  • Laid down, 4 February 1957 at Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Corp. Newport News, VA.
  • Launched, 9 September 1957
  • Commissioned USS Graham County (LST-1176), 17 April 1958, LCDR. Gordon H. McCrea in command.
  • Reclassified Patrol Craft Tender (AGP-1176), date unknown
  • Decommissioned, date unknown
  • Struck from the Naval Register, 1 March 1977
  • Transferred to MARAD for lay up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet
  • Final Disposition, sold by MARAD, 1 March 1978, fate unknown
    Specifications:
    Displacement 3,560 t.(lt) 7,823 t (fl)
    Length 445'
    Beam 62'
    Draft 18'
    Speed 17 kts.
    Complement 170
    Troop Capacity 410
    Armament 3 twin 3"/50 dual purpose gun mounts
    Propulsion four General Motors 16-278A diesel engines, 6000shp, two controllable pitch propellers
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    Graham County 88k Graham County (LST-1176) beached at Vieques, Puerto Rico, in 1964. Note her bow door configuration, 3"/50 twin gun mounts, and radar-equipped gun directors. US Naval Historical Center
    Graham County 44k Graham County (AGP-1176) with Antelope (PG-86) and Ready (PG-87) alongside Patrol Gunboat Association
    Graham County 47k Graham County (AGP-1176) underway, date and place unknown. Dave Donaldson
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    DANFS history entry located at the US Naval Historical Center web site
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
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    Fleet Reserve Association
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    LST Homeport
    State LST Chapters
    United States LST Association
    Patrol Gunboat Reunion Association
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