USS Henry County (LST-824)

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Henry County underway
History
United States
Name	USS LST-824
Namesake	Henry County, Alabama Henry County, Georgia Henry County, Illinois Henry County, Indiana Henry County, Iowa Henry County, Kentucky Henry County, Ohio Henry County, Tennessee Henry County, Virginia
Builder	Missouri Valley Bridge & Iron Company, Evansville, Indiana
Laid down	28 September 1944
Launched	8 November 1944
Commissioned	30 November 1944
Decommissioned	15 May 1946
Renamed	USS Henry County (LST-824), 1 July 1955
Recommissioned	5 September 1959
Stricken	11 April 1975
Honors and awards	1 battle star (World War II) 4 campaign stars (Vietnam)
Fate	Transferred to Malaysia, 1 October 1976
Malaysia
Name	KD Sri Banggi
Acquired	1 October 1976
Decommissioned	1999
Identification	A-1501
Fate	Unknown
General characteristics
Class and type	LST-542-class tank landing ship
Displacement	1,625 long tons (1,651 t) light 3,640 long tons (3,698 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 × General Motors 12-567 diesel engines, two shafts, twin rudders
Speed	12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Boats & landing craft carried	Two LCVPs
Troops	Approximately 130 officers and enlisted men
Complement	8–10 officers, 89–100 enlisted men
Armament	1 × single 3-inch/50-caliber gun 8 × 40 mm guns 12 × 20 mm guns

USS Henry County (LST-824) was an LST-542-class tank landing ship built for the United States Navy during World War II. Named for counties in Alabama, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Ohio, Tennessee, and Virginia.

Originally laid down as LST-824 by the Missouri Valley Bridge & Iron Company of Evansville, Indiana on 28 September 1944; launched on 8 November; sponsored by Mrs. Harry W. Groot; and commissioned on 30 November.