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Grado class Tank Landing Ship (LST)
 ex US De Soto County class LST's
 
 grado class tank landing ship lst italian navy marina militare de soto county 03x
 
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Ships:

L 9890 ITS Grado
 
US Navy service:
LST 1171 USS De Soto County
Builder: Avondale Marine Ways, Inc. Avondale, Louisiana, USA
Laid down: September 1956
Launched: February 28, 1957
Commissioned: June 10, 1958
Decommissioned: July 17, 1972

transferred to Italy in 1972
renamed L 9890 ITS Grado
Decommissioned in 1988
Fate: sold for scrap in 1989 / scrapped
 

L 9891 ITS Caorle
 
US Navy service:
LST 1175 USS York County
Builder: Newport News Shipbuilding & Drydock Company, Virginia, USA
Laid down: June 4, 1956
Launched: March 5, 1957
Commissioned: November 8, 1957
Decommissioned: July 17, 1972

transferred to Italy in 1972
renamed L 9891 ITS Caorle
Decommissioned in 1988
Fate: sold for scrap in 1989 / scrapped
 
 
Specifications:
 
Displacement: 7950 tons (full load)
Length: 136 meters (445 feet)
Beam: 19 meters (62 ft)
Draft: 5.08 meters (16 ft 8 in)
Speed: 17.5 knots (32 km/h)
Complement: 172

Propulsion:
6 x Nordberg diesel engines
2 shafts / 2 propellers

 
Armament (as built):
 
3 x Mk.22 3-inches/50-caliber (76mm/50) guns
  

Aviation:
helipad

Amphibious capacity:
4 x Landing Craft, Vehicle, Personnel (LCVP)
28 medium tanks or vehicles to 75 tons on 288 ft (88 m) tank deck

Systems:
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Two used US Navy De Soto County LST's were transferred (loan) to Italy.
 
images

l9890 its grado class tank landing ship italian navy marina militare us de soto county 02
L 9890 ITS Grado

l9890 its grado class tank landing ship italian navy marina militarelst-1171 uss de soto county 02
LST 1171 USS De Soto County > later L 9890 ITS Grado



l9891 its caorle grado class tank landing ship italian navy marina militare us de soto county 02
L 9891 ITS Caorle

l9891 its caorle grado class tank landing ship italian navy marina militare lst-1175 uss york county 02
LST 1175 USS York County > later L 9891 ITS Caorle
 
 
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