Talbot County-class tank landing ship explained

The Talbot County-class tank landing ships was a class of tank landing ship of the United States Navy. They were the only steam-powered LSTs built.[1]

Ships of class

Pennant numberNameCallsignBuildersLaunchedCommissionedDecommissionedFate
Talbot County-class tank landing ship[2]
LST-1153Talbot CountyNKHZBoston Navy Yard24 April 19473 September 19473 April 1970Sold to commercial service, fate unknown
LST-1154 / AVB-2Tallahatchie CountyNKIB19 July 194624 May 194915 January 1970Scrapped in July 1970
LST-1155Cancelled

Notes and References

  1. Web site: LST-1153 Talbot County . globalsecurity.org . 2012 . 14 November 2012.
  2. Web site: Tank Landing Ship (LST). 2021-12-05. www.navsource.org.

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