USS Coconino County
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name | USS LST-603 |
| Builder | Chicago Bridge & Iron Company, Seneca, Illinois |
| Laid down | 5 November 1943 |
| Launched | 14 March 1944 |
| Commissioned | 5 April 1944 |
| Decommissioned | 12 May 1955 |
| Recommissioned | 8 June 1966 |
| Decommissioned | 1969 |
| Renamed | USS Coconino County (LST-603), 1 July 1955 |
| Honors & awards |
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| Fate | Transferred to South Vietnam, 4 April 1969 |
| South Vietnam | |
| Name | RVNS Vung Tau (HQ-503) |
| Acquired | 4 April 1969 |
| Fate | Unknown |
| Socialist Republic of Vietnam | |
| Acquired | 30 April 1975 |
| Identification | Hull symbol: HQ-503 |
| Fate | Active in service as of 2003 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | LST-542-class tank landing ship |
| Displacement |
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| Length | 328 ft (100 m) |
| Beam | 50 ft (15 m) |
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| 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 | approx. 140 officers and enlisted |
| Complement | 8–10 officers, 100–115 enlisted sailors |
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USS Coconino County (LST-603), originally USS LST-603, was a United States Navy LST-542-class tank landing ship built for the United States Navy during World War II and in commission from 1944 to 1955 and from 1966 to 1969. Named after Coconino County, Arizona, she was the only U.S. Navy vessel to bear the name.
LST 603 featured in a WW2 movie the LST story produced by the coast guard.