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| Laid down: | 22 July 1943 |
| Launched: | 10 December 1943 |
| Commissioned: | 8 January 1944 |
| Decommissioned: | 28 March 1947 |
| Fate: | Sold to Peru |
| Struck: | 18 February 1957 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 1,625 tons (light), 3,640 tons (full) |
| Length: | 328 ft 0 in |
| Beam: | 50 ft 0 in |
| Draft: | Bow 2'-4", stern 7'-6" (unloaded) bow 8'-2", stern 14'-1" (unloaded) |
| Propulsion: | Two General Motors 12-567 diesel engines, two shafts, twin rudders |
| Speed: | 12 knots |
| Depth: | 8' fwd; 14'-4" aft (full load) |
| Complement: | 8-10 officers, 89-100 enlisted men |
| Troop capacity: | Approximately 130 officers and enlisted |
| Boats: | Two LCVPs |
| Armament: | One single 3"/50 gun mount., eight 40mm guns, twelve 20mm guns |
The USS Burnett County (LST-512) was an LST-491-class tank landing ship built for the United States Navy during World War II. Named for Burnett County, Wisconsin, she was the only U.S. Naval vessel to bear the name.
LST-512 was laid down on 22 July 1943 at Seneca, Illinois by the Chicago Bridge & Iron Company; launched on 10 December 1943; and conducted her trial runs in the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers. Sponsored by Mrs. Gerry DeWane, she was sent to New Orleans, Louisiana for her final fitting out and was commissioned commissioned on 8 January 1944. LST-512 was assigned to the European Theater and participated in the Invasion of Normandy in June, 1944. She returned to the United States and, on 28 March 1947 was decommissioned and assigned to the Pacific Reserve Fleet. On 1 July 1955 the ship was redesignated USS Burnett County (LST-512), and was struck from the Naval Vessel Register on 18 February 1957. LST-512 received one battle star for World War II Service.
On 11 October 1957 she was sold to the Peru. Renamed BAP Paita (LT-35), and commissioned in the Peruvian Navy. Employed as a training ship for the Peruvian Naval Academy. Later renumbered DT-141. Deleted 1983.
Footnotes
- ^ Janes'Fighting Ships 1963-64
- Couhat, Jean Labayle Combat Fleets of the World 1978/79, pub Arms and Armour Press, 1978, ISBN 0-85368-282-8
- Gardiner, Robert and Chumbley, Steven (ed)Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1947-1995, pub Conways, 1995, ISBN 0-85177-605-1
References
This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.
- "LST-512". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Retrieved April 6.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help); Unknown parameter|accessyear=ignored (|access-date=suggested) (help) - "LST-512 Burnett County". Amphibious Photo Archive. Retrieved April 6.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help); Unknown parameter|accessyear=ignored (|access-date=suggested) (help) - Jane's Fighting Ships 1980-81
- NavSource Online Naval Archive
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