USS Grant County

History
United States
Name	USS Grant County
Namesake	Grant County
Builder	Avondale Marine Ways, Inc., Avondale, Louisiana
Laid down	15 March 1956
Launched	12 October 1956
Commissioned	17 December 1957
Decommissioned	15 January 1973
Stricken	30 December 1977
Fate	Loaned to the Brazilian Navy, 15 January 1973 Sold to Brazil, 1 February 1980
History
Brazil
Name	Duque de Caxias (G26)
Acquired	15 January 1973
Decommissioned	8 February 2000
Fate	Unknown
General characteristics
Class and type	De Soto County-class tank landing ship
Displacement	3,560 long tons (3,617 t) light 7,823 long tons (7,949 t) full load
Length	446 ft (136 m)
Beam	62 ft (19 m)
Draft	17 ft (5.2 m)
Propulsion	6 × [Fairbanks] diesel engines, two shafts, fixedpitch propellers
Speed	17 knots (31 km/h; 20 mph)
Boats & landing craft carried	4 LCVPs
Capacity	28 medium tanks or vehicles to 75 tons on 288 ft (88 m) tank deck 100,000 gal (US) diesel or jet fuel, plus 7,000 gal fuel for embarked vehicles
Troops	706 officers and enlisted men
Complement	124 officers and enlisted men
Armament	3 × twin 3"/50 caliber gun mounts

USS Grant County (LST-1174) was a De Soto County-class tank landing ship built for the United States Navy during the late 1950s. Named after counties in fifteen states, she was the only U.S. Naval vessel to bear the name.

Grant County was designed under project SCB 119 and laid down by Avondale Marine Ways, Inc. of Avondale, Louisiana 15 March 1956; launched 12 October 1956; sponsored by Mrs. John Martin Higgins; and commissioned 17 December 1957.