USS Barbour County (LST-1195)
- USS Barbour County (LST-1195)
USS "Barbour County" (LST-1195) was named after Barbour County, Alabama & Barbour County, West Virginia. She was laid down on 7 November 1970 at San Diego, California, by the National Steel and Shipbuilding Corporation; launched on 15 May 1971. John G. Shimming was in command.
Barbour County was the seventeenth ship of the Newport class amphibious ships.
The USS "Barbour County"s was sunk on 6 April, 2004. The ship was sunk as a target ship by AGM-65 and AGM-84 damage at location: 022° 57' 20.0" North, 160° 05' 01.5" West Depth: 2560 fathoms Tonnage: 8500
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* [http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/b2/barbour_county.htm DANFS entry: USS "Barbour County"]
* [http://www.nvr.navy.mil/nvrships/details/LST1195.htm Naval Vessel Register entry for "Barbour County"]
* [http://www.navsource.org/archives/10/161195.htm navsource.org: USS "Barbour County"]
* [http://united-states-navy.com/lst/lst1195.htm united-states-navy.com: USS "Barbour County"]
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