USS Alameda County

LST-32, crew swim call, date and location unknown
History
United States
Name
  • LST-32 (1943–1955)
  • Alameda County (1955–1962)
NamesakeAlameda County, California
BuilderDravo Corporation, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Laid down17 February 1943
Launched22 May 1943
Sponsored byMiss Dorothy M. Manko
Commissioned
  • 3 July 1943, reduced commission
  • 12 July 1943, full commission
DecommissionedJuly 1946
Identification
Honors and
awards		 2 × battle stars Laid up in the Atlantic Reserve Fleet, Green Cove Springs Group, Florida
Recommissioned7 March 1951
Decommissioned1 September 1962
RenamedAlameda County, 1 July 1955
ReclassifiedAVB-1 (Advance Aviation Base Ship), 28 September 1957
Stricken30 June 1962
IdentificationHull symbol: AVB-1
FateTransferred to Italy, 20 November 1962
BadgeA This insignia was adopted in 1960. It features Sylvester the Cat wearing devices representing the three categories of naval personnel which make up the crew of an AVB: aviation, line, and Seabees. This ship's mission is represented by the runway, which emanates from two doors, symbolizing the bow doors of the ship. The colors on the doors are those of Italy where Alameda County is home ported. The runway markings represent the year (1957) in which this ship was designed AVB-1. Permission to use this copyrighted character was granted by Warner Brothers.
ItalyItaly
NameAnteo
Acquired20 November 1962
Decommissioned1 August 1973
IdentificationHull symbol: A5306
FateStricken 1974
General characteristics [1]
TypeLST-1-class tank landing ship
Displacement
  • 4,080 long tons (4,145 t) full load
  • 2,160 long tons (2,190 t) landing
Length328 ft (100 m) oa
Beam50 ft (15 m)
Draft
  • Full load: 8 ft 2 in (2.49 m) forward; 14 ft 1 in (4.29 m) aft
  • Landing at 2,160 t: 3 ft 11 in (1.19 m) forward; 9 ft 10 in (3.00 m) aft
Installed power
Propulsion
Speed12 kn (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Range24,000 nmi (44,000 km; 28,000 mi) at 9 kn (17 km/h; 10 mph) while displacing 3,960 long tons (4,024 t)
Boats & landing
craft carried		2 or 6 x LCVPs
Capacity
  • 2,100 tons oceangoing maximum
  • 350 tons main deckload
Troops16 officers, 147 enlisted men
Complement13 officers, 104 enlisted men
Armament
Service record
Operations: Invasion of Southern France (15 August–21 September 1944)
Awards:

USS Alameda County (LST-32) was an LST-1-class tank landing ship built for the United States Navy during World War II. Like many of her class, she was not originally named, and only referenced by her hull designation. Later she was named for Alameda County, California, the only US Naval vessel to bear the name.

  1. ^ Navsource 2015.