USS Westchester County
USS Westchester County underway, c. 1960 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name |
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| Namesake | Westchester County, New York |
| Builder | Christy Corporation, Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin |
| Laid down | 11 January 1952 |
| Launched | 18 April 1953 |
| Commissioned | 10 March 1954 |
| Decommissioned | 30 August 1973 |
| Honours & awards | three Navy Unit Commendations, two Meritorious Unit Commendations, and 14 campaign stars for Vietnam War service. |
| Turkey | |
| Name | Serdar |
| Acquired | 27 August 1974 |
| Stricken | 2005 |
| Identification | L-402 |
| Fate | Sunk as a target on 30 May 2014. |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Terrebonne Parish-class tank landing ship |
| Displacement |
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| Length | 384 ft 0 in (117.0 m) |
| Beam | 55 ft 0 in (16.8 m) |
| Draft | 17 ft 0 in (5.2 m) |
| Propulsion | Four General Motors 16-278A diesel engines, two controllable pitch propellers |
| Speed | 14 knots (26 km/h) |
| Boats & landing craft carried | |
| Troops | 15 officers and 380 enlisted |
| Complement | 16 officers and 189 enlisted |
| Armament |
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USS Westchester County (LST-1167) was a Terrebonne Parish-class tank landing ship built for the United States Navy at the tail end of the Korean War. Named for Westchester County, New York, she was the only U.S. Naval vessel to bear the name. The ship served in the Vietnam War and was damaged by limpet mines set by Viet Cong frogmen. It was repaired and later sold to the Turkish Navy and finally sunk as a target in 2014.