USS LST-521
{{Short description|1943 LST-491-class tank landing ship}}
{{For|the cargo ship and troop transport USS Cape May|USS Cape May (ID-3520)}}
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|Ship depth= |Ship propulsion=2 × General Motors 12-567 diesel engines, two shafts, twin rudders |Ship speed={{convert|12|kn|lk=in}} |Ship range= |Ship boats=Two LCVPs |Ship capacity= |Ship troops=approx. 130 officers and enlisted |Ship complement=8–10 officers, 89–100 enlisted men |Ship armament=*1 × single 3-inch/50-caliber gun mount |Ship armor= |Ship notes= }} |
USS Cape May County (LST-521) was an {{sclass|LST-491|tank landing ship}} built for the United States Navy during World War II. Named for Cape May County, New Jersey, she was the only U.S. Naval vessel to bear the name.
LST-521 was laid down on 4 October 1943 at Seneca, Illinois by the Chicago Bridge & Iron Company; launched on 13 December 1943; sponsored by Mrs. Ruth Sexton; and commissioned on 9 February 1944.
During World War II, USS LST-521 was assigned to the European Theater and participated in the Invasion of Normandy in June 1944. Upon her return to the United States, she was decommissioned on 21 October 1945.
Later reactivated (date unknown), assigned to the Military Sea Transportation Service (MSTS) and placed in service as USNS T-LST-521, the tank landing ship was placed out of service (date unknown) and redesignated USS Cape May County (LST-521) on 1 July 1955. The ship was struck from the Naval Vessel Register on 1 November 1959.
LST-521 earned one battle star for World War II service.
The ship was later sold privately and converted to a general cargo ship. It was named Cal-Argo (Honduran flag) in 1963, and Terry P in 1965. It was sold to the Indonesian government in 1966 and renamed Banten and later Teluk Banten.
References
- {{DANFS|http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/l19/lst-521.htm}}
- {{cite web|title=LST-521|work=Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships|url=http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/l19/lst-521.htm|archive-url=https://archive.today/20121212223600/http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/l19/lst-521.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=12 December 2012|access-date=12 April 2007}}
- {{cite web|title=LST-521 Cape May County|work=Amphibious Photo Archive
|url=http://www.navsource.org/archives/10/16/160521.htm|access-date=12 April 2007}}
- {{cite|title=The Navy of the Nuclear Age, 1947-2007|last=Silverstone|first=Paul|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pOePAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA1714#v=onepage&q&f=false|year=2009|ISBN=978-0-415-97899-6|publisher=Routledge}}
See also
Image:LST-521 LSM-297 and ARL-38.jpg" (the construction of Thule Air Force Base in Greenland, c. 1950.]]
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Category:LST-491-class tank landing ships
Category:World War II amphibious warfare vessels of the United States
Category:Cold War amphibious warfare vessels of the United States
Category:Ships built in Seneca, Illinois
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