Category:Grado (L 9890)

Marina Militare


Type	Tank landing ship (add this type to the list)
Ship class	De Soto County landing
Built by	Avondale Shipyard
Keel laid	September 1956
Launch date	February 28, 1957
Completion date	June 10, 1958
Length overall	136 m (148.7 yd)
Beam	19 m (20.7 yd)
Draft	5 m (16.4 ft)
Displacement	3,560 t (7,905,336.00 lb)
Main engine	6 x Fairbanks-Morse diesel engines
Speed	17.5 knots

History

The USS De Soto County (LST-1171) was acquired from the Marina Militare as Grado (L 9890) on November 17, 1972 and decommissioned in July 1992.

Media in category "Grado (L 9890)"

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Italian tank landing ship Grado (L9890) off Sardinia in May 1978.jpg 4,630 × 3,471; 1.94 MB
Nave grado.jpg 691 × 590; 124 KB