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U.S.S. GRAHAM COUNTY

(LST-1176)

THE SPIRIT OF 76

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USS GRAHAM COUNTY (LST-1176 ) - a De Soto County-class tank landing ship

In Commission 1958 to 1977

LST-1176 Deployments - Major Events

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Month Year to Month Year Deployment / Event
FEB1957-Keel Date: 4 FEB 1957
at Newport News Shipbuilding & Drydock Co. Newport News VA
SEP1957-Launch Date: 9 SEP 1957
APR1958-Commissioned: 17 APR 1958
JAN1959-JAN1959Guantanamo Bay
MAY1960-AUG1961Caribbean
NOV1960-JUN1961West Africa
DEC1960-Shellback Initiation - 22 DEC 1960 - Atlantic Ocean
JAN1961-JAN1961Cuban Missle Blockade
JAN1964-JUN1964Mediterranean
NOV1964-FEB1965Caribbean
JUN1965-NOV1965Mediterranean
AUG1965-Shellback Initiation - 12 AUG 1965 - Atlantic Ocean
NOV1965-MAY1966Mediterranean
FEB1966-MAY1966Caribbean
APR1966-JUN1966Dry Dock
MAR1968-JUN1968Caribbean
JUN1968-SEP1968Caribbean
MAY1969-AUG1969Mediterranean
MAR1970-SEP1970Mediterranean
MAR1971-SEP1971Around The World
MAR1971-OCT1971Mediterranean-Indian Ocean-Persian Gulf
MAR1971-Shellback Initiation - 20 MAR 1971 - Atlantic Ocean
MAR1971-Shellback Initiation - 20 MAR 1971 - Indian Ocean
APR1971-Shellback Initiation - 4 APR 1971 - Atlantic Ocean
APR1971- Shellback Initiation - 4 APR 1971 - Atlantic Ocean
JAN1972-MAY1972Conversion to AGP in Philadelphia Shipyard
OCT1972-DEC1973Home port Naples Italy
JAN1974-DEC1976Mediterranean
NOV1974-Shellback Initiation - 6 NOV 1974 - Atlantic Ocean
MAR1977-Decommissioned: 1 MAR 1977

LST-1176 General Specifications

Class: De Soto County-class tank landing ship

Named for: Graham County

Complement: 170 Officers and Enlisted

Displacement: 3560 tons

Length: 446 feet

Beam: 62 feet

Flank Speed: 17 knots

Final Disposition: Sold for scrap 1 March 1978



USS GRAHAM COUNTY (LST-1176)



Graham County (LST-1176) was laid down by Newport News Shipbuilding & Drydock Co. Newport News Va. 4 February 1957 launched 9 September; sponsored by Mrs. Ralph Otis Davis; and commissioned 17 April 1958 Lt. Comdr. Gordon H. McCrea in command.

After shakedown Graham County continued tests and repairs throughout 1958. Assigned to the Atlantic amphibious force the LST engaged in training exercises along the Atlantic coast until late November 1960 when she embarked a detachment of marines and sailed for her first extended deployment. Touehing ports in the Caribbean and Brazil she sailed on to Africa arriving Monrovia Liberia 5 January 1961. She stopped at other ports in Africa including the Congo where she embarked 500 Guinean troops of the U.N. peacekeeping force for transport to their country. Graham County returned to Little Creek Va. 17 May.

Following the assassination of Dominican Republic President Trujillo in early June the LST together with units of the fleet steamed toward the Caribbean ready to assist if needed. Returning in early July she resumed training operations for the next 2 years.

On 10 January 1964 Graham County with 170 marines on board departed Little Creek for amphibious exercises in the Mediterranean. Training was postponed however when the Cyprus crisis errupted and Graham County along with other units of Amphibious Squadron 4 rushed to the scene prepared for any mission. After 78 consecutive days in the area she resumed her training exercises with the fleet. Returning home 21 June Graham County resumed amphibious operations in the Atlantic and Caribbean for the rest of the year.

[Note: The above USS GRAHAM COUNTY (LST-1176) history may or may not contain text provided by crew members of the USS GRAHAM COUNTY (LST-1176) or by other non-crew members and text from the Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships]