History
United States
Name	USSLST-762
Builder	American Bridge Company,Ambridge, Pennsylvania
Laid down	24 June 1944
Launched	11 August 1944
Commissioned	5 September 1944
Decommissioned	March 1946
Recommissioned	3 November 1950
Decommissioned	3 September 1969
Renamed	USSFloyd County (LST-761), 1 July 1955
Stricken	1 April 1975
Identification	IMO number: 7629879
Honors & awards	1battle star (World War II) 1 battle star (Korea) 3 battle stars &Meritorious Unit Commendation (Vietnam)
Fate	Sold, 1 December 1975
General characteristics
Class & type	LST-542-classtank landing ship
Displacement	1,625 long tons (1,651 t) light 4,080 long tons (4,145 t) full
Length	328 ft (100 m)
Beam	50 ft (15 m)
Draft	Unloaded : 2 ft 4 in (0.71 m) forward 7 ft 6 in (2.29 m) aft Loaded : 8 ft 2 in (2.49 m) forward 14 ft 1 in (4.29 m) aft
Propulsion	2 ×Fairbanks Morse Opposed 612-567diesel engines, single shaft, single rudder
Speed	12knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Boats & landing craft carried	2LCVPs
Troops	16 officers, 147 enlisted men
Complement	7 officers, 104 enlisted men
Armament	1 × single3"/50 caliber gun mount 8 ×40 mm guns 12 ×20 mm guns

USSFloyd County (LST-762) was anLST-542-classtank landing ship built for theUnited States Navy duringWorld War II. Namedafter counties inGeorgia,Indiana,Iowa,Kentucky,Texas, andVirginia, she was the only U.S. Naval vessel to bear the name.

LST-762 was laid down on 24 June 1944 atAmbridge, Pennsylvania by theAmerican Bridge Company; launched on 11 August 1944; sponsored by Mrs. Margaret M. Ewing; and commissioned on 5 September 1944.

During World War II,LST-762 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific theater and participated in the assault and occupation ofOkinawa Gunto in April 1945. Following the war, she performed occupation duty in theFar East until mid-November 1945. The ship was decommissioned in March 1946, and reactivated on 3 November 1950 for service in theKorean War. In 1953-54LST-762 was assigned to TF-7, providing support for the Castle-series of nuclear weapons tests.LST-762 transported the Castle-Bravo device, the first H-bomb, to the test site onBikini Atoll, and was moored atEniwitok Atoll some 38 miles away when the device was detonated on 1 March 1955. On 1 July 1955 she was redesignatedUSSFloyd County (LST-762). Following the Korean War, she operated with the Pacific Fleet Amphibious Force, including extensive service offSouth Vietnam from 1965 through 1968. During July 1965 she escorted the 9Point-class cutters ofCoast Guard Squadron One, Division 11, fromU.S. Naval Base Subic Bay toAn Thoi Naval Base,Phu Quoc Island, Vietnam and served for a short period as their support ship after reaching the island.^[1]Floyd County completed two further deployments to Vietnam 1966-1968 including supplying riverine warfare bases on theMekong River, serving as mother ship for the pioneer group of 12PBR gunboats with crews atCat Lo Naval Base, nearVũng Tàu. For a short period in 1966 she was anchored in Vũng Tàu Harbor, Vietnam, serving as a base of operations for a U.S. Army gunship fire team from the 197th Armed Helicopter Company. The fire team had been assigned to provide air cover for Navy Swift Boat operations prior to the arrival Navy Seal Wolf gunships. later she provided material support fromDa Nang to the U.S. Marine CorpsCửa Việt Base, immediately south of theVietnamese Demilitarized Zone.Floyd County returned from her final Vietnam deployment November 1968.Floyd County was again decommissioned on 3 September 1969. Laid up in the Pacific Reserve Fleet, the ship was struck from theNaval Vessel Register on 1 April 1975.

LST-762 earned onebattle star for World War II service, one for the Korean War, and three battle stars and an award of theMeritorious Unit Commendation for service in theVietnam War.

Sold for scrapping on 1 December 1975 by theDefense Reutilization and Marketing Service, the ship was again sold to Max Rouse & Sons ofBeverly Hills, California on 4 December 1975. Taken in hand byLake Union Dry Dock Company ofSeattle, Washington and converted for commercial use, the ship was sold to Landing System Technology Pte. Ltd., ofSingapore (Lauritz Kloster,Norway) and renamedLST-1 in 1976. Arrived atPiraeus, having been acquired by Maritime & Commercial Company Argonaftis S.A.,Panama, (Greek flag) and renamedPetrola 141 on 30 June 1978, she was placed in service in July 1980. The ship was sold for scrapping in 1988.

• List of United States Navy LSTs

 This article incorporates text from thepublic domainDictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.

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• Larzelere, Alex (1997).The Coast Guard at War, Vietnam, 1965-1975. Naval Institute Press, Annapolis.ISBN 978-1-55750-529-3.

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