USS Clearwater County

	LST-601, LST-602, and LST-603, at the Naval Amphibious Base Little Creek, Virginia on 10 May 1944
History
United States
Name	USS LST-602, later USS Clearwater County
Namesake	Clearwater County, Idaho, and Clearwater County, Minnesota
Builder	Chicago Bridge and Iron Company, Seneca, Illinois
Laid down	23 October 1943
Launched	9 March 1944
Commissioned	31 March 1944
Decommissioned	1946
Recommissioned	1950
Renamed	USS Clearwater County (LST-602), 1 July 1955
Stricken	1 May 1972
Honours &; awards	1 battle star for World War II; 3 battle stars for the Korean War;
Fate	Transferred to United States Air Force 1957
Notes	Operated by U.S. Air Force 1957–1969; Transferred to Maritime Administration 1969; Donated to Mexico, 30 May 1972;
Mexico
Name	Manzanillo
Acquired	30 May 1972
Decommissioned	16 November 2011
Identification	Hull number: IA-02
General characteristics
Class & type	LST-542-class tank landing ship
Displacement	1,780 long tons (1,809 t) light; 3,540 long tons (3,597 t) full;
Length	328 ft (100 m)
Beam	50 ft (15 m)
Draft	Unloaded :; 2 ft 4 in (0.71 m) forward; 7 ft 6 in (2.29 m) aft; Loaded :; 8 ft 2 in (2.49 m) forward; 14 ft 1 in (4.29 m) aft;
Propulsion	2 × General Motors 12-567 diesel engines, two shafts, twin rudders
Speed	12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Boats & landing; craft carried	2 LCVPs
Troops	140 officers and enlisted men
Complement	8–10 officers, 100–115 enlisted men
Armament	1 × single 3-inch/50-caliber gun mount; 8 × 40 mm guns; 12 × 20 mm guns;

USS Clearwater County (LST-602), originally USS LST-602, was a United States Navy LST-542-class tank landing ship built during World War II and in commission from 1944 to 1946 and from 1950 to ca. 1957. Named after Clearwater County, Idaho, and Clearwater County, Minnesota, she was the only U.S. Navy vessel to bear the name. It was transferred to the Mexican Navy.