USS De Soto County (LST-1171)

USS De Soto County (LST-1171)

The USS "De Soto County" (LST-1171) was a sclass|De Soto County|tank landing ship built for the United States Navy during the late 1950s. The lead ship of her class of seven, she was named after counties in Florida, Louisiana, and Mississippi, the only U.S. Naval vessel to bear the name.

"De Soto County" was laid down 15 September 1956 at Avondale, Louisiana by Avondale Marine Ways, Inc.; launched on 28 February 1957; sponsored by Mrs. C. Horton Smith; and commissioned on 10 June 1958 with Lieutenant Commander Daniel A. York in command. For almost the entire length of her active service, "De Soto County" was assigned to the Amphibious Force, Atlantic Fleet. She interspersed operations off the east coast of the United States with frequent deployments to the Caribbean and the Mediterranean. The tank landing ship saw brief service in the Vietnam theater of operations in 1969. Decommissioned on 17 July 1972, "De Soto County" was transferred to the Italian Navy where she served as NMM "Nave Grado" (L9890). Struck from the Naval Vessel Register 8 May 1992, the ship was sold for scrapping by the Italian government in 1989.

"De Soto County" earned one Meritorious Unit Commendation for service with the 6th Fleet in the Mediterranean and one battle star for Vietnam War service.

References

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* cite web|title=LST-1171 "De Soto County"|work=Amphibious Photo Archive
url=http://www.navsource.org/archives/10/16/161171.htm|accessdate=June 26|accessyear=2007

ee also

* List of United States Navy LSTs
* De Soto County, Florida
* De Soto Parish, Louisiana
* De Soto County, Mississippi
* ARA "Cabo San Antonio" (Q42) ("De Soto County" class for the Argentine Navy)


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