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USS Grant County (LST-1174)

International Radio Call Sign:
November - India - Oscar - Foxtrot NIOF

USS Grant County (LST-1174) was transferred to Brazil, renamed Duque de Caxias (G26)

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from left to right
Navy Expeditionary Medal (Cuba) - National Defense Service Medal - Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (1-Cuba, 1-Dominican Republic)

LST-1171 DeSoto County Class Tank Landing Ship:

Laid down, 15 March 1956, at Avondale Marine Ways, Avondale, LA.

Launched, 12 October 1956

Commissioned USS Grant County (LST-1174), 17 December 1957, LCDR. R. B. Nichols in command

Decommissioned, 15 January 1973

Transferred (loaned) to Brazil, renamed Duque de Caxias (G26), 15 January 1973

Struck from the Naval Register, 30 December 1977

Sold to Brazil under the Security Assistance Program, 1 February 1980

Decommissioned by the Brazilian Navy 8 February 2000

Final Disposition, fate unknown

Specifications:
Displacement 3,560 t.(lt) 7,823 t (fl)
Length 446'
Beam 62'
Draft 18'
Speed 17 kts.
Complement 124
Troop Capacity 706
Boats four LCVPs
Armament three twin 3"/50 gun mounts
Propulsion six diesel engines, two shafts

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description	Source
USS Grant County (LST-1174)
	173k	*USS Grant County* (LST-1174)** in the harbor at Valletta, Malta, 13 November 1965.	Brian Miller
1016117403	239k	*USS Grant County* (LST-1174)** underway, date and location unknown. US Naval History and Heritage Command photo # NH 84717	Mike Smolinski
	207k	*USS Grant County* (LST-1174)** under way, date and location unknown. US Navy photo	Mike Smolinski
	103k	*USS Grant County* (LST-1174)** under way in 1966, location unknown. US Navy photo.	Robert Hurst
	105k	*USS Grant County* (LST-1174)** under way, date and location unknown. US Navy photo.	Robert Hurst
1016117406	560k	Landing Craft from Assault Craft Unit TWO (ACU-2) returns to *USS Shreveport* (LPD-12) after landing troops during exercises near Vieques, Puerto Rico, in March 1972. USS Grant County (LST-1174) is in the center background. LCPL at right is from USS Portland (LSD-37)*. US National Archives photo # USN 1152180,* a US Navy photo now in the collections of the US National Archives.	Mike Smolinski
Duque de Caxias (G26)
1016117407	149k	Duque de Caxias (G26) (ex-*USS Grant County* (LST-1174)** moored pierside at Santos, State of Sao Paulo, Brazil, sometime between 29 September and 1 October 1990. Brazilian Navy photo.	Robert Hurst

For more photos and information about USS Grant County, see;
Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships (DANFS)
Welcome Aboard Pamphlet
The USS LST Ship Memorial
LST Home Port
State LST Chapters
United States LST Association

Commanding Officers
01	LCDR. Nichols, Ramon B.	17 December 1957 - ?
02	LCDR. Lindsey Jr., Wesley Elvin, USN	January 1963 - ?
03	LCDR. McKeown Jr., Thomas Joseph, USN	? - 3 August 1968
04	LCDR. Deegan, Robert Francis, USN	3 August 1968 - 18 April 1970
05	LCDR. Larson, Gerold Joseph, USN	18 April 1970 - 30 October 1971
06	LCDR. Blasch, Lynn Paul, USN	30 October 1971 - 21 December 1972


Courtesy Wolfgang Hechler and Ron Reeves

Crew Contact And Reunion Information
U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log

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