USS Clarke County
USS Clarke County (LST-601), underway off the coast of South Vietnam, c. 1967. | |
| History | |
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| United States | |
| Name | LST-601 |
| Builder | Chicago Bridge and Iron Company, Seneca |
| Laid down | 21 October 1943 |
| Launched | 4 March 1944 |
| Sponsored by | Mrs. Celia Counter Finch |
| Commissioned | 25 March 1944 |
| Renamed | USS Clarke County (LST-601), 1 July 1955 |
| Namesake | |
| Decommissioned | 23 November 1955 |
| Recommissioned | 28 July 1966 |
| Decommissioned | c. 1970 |
| Honors & awards |
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| Fate | Sold to Indonesian Navy, c. 1979 |
| Indonesia | |
| Name | Teluk Saleh |
| Namesake | Saleh Bay |
| Acquired | c. 1979 |
| Identification | Pennant number: 510 |
| Status | placed in reserve, c. 1995–98 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | |
| Displacement | 1,780 tons standard, 3,640 tons full load |
| Length | 328 ft (99.97 m) |
| Beam | 50 ft (15.24 m) |
| Draught |
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| Depth | 8' fwd; 14'-4" aft (full load) |
| Propulsion | Two General Motors 12-567 diesel engines, two shafts, twin rudders |
| Speed | 12 knots (22 km/h) |
| Boats & landing craft carried | Two LCVPs |
| Troops | 140 officers and enlisted men |
| Complement | 8–10 officers, 100–115 enlisted men |
| Armament | One single 3 in (76 mm)/50 gun mount, eight 40 mm guns, twelve 20 mm guns |
USS Clarke County (LST-601), originally USS LST-601, was a United States Navy LST-542-class tank landing ship built during World War II and in commission from 1944 to 1955 and again in the late 1960s. Named after Clarke Counties in Alabama, Georgia, Iowa, Mississippi, and Virginia, she was the only U.S. Navy vessel to bear the name.