 LST-1159 at sea, circa September 1953.
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| History | |
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 United States | |
| Name | USS Tom Green County (LST-1159) |
| Namesake | Tom Green County, Texas |
| Builder | Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine |
| Laid down | 2 September 1952 |
| Launched | 2 July 1953 |
| Commissioned | 12 September 1953 |
| Decommissioned | 5 January 1972 |
| Fate | Transferred to Spain, 5 January 1972 |
| Stricken | 1 November 1976 |
| Honors and awards | 12 engagement stars, two Navy Unit Commendations, and one Meritorious Unit Commendation for her Vietnam War service |
 Spain | |
| Name | Conde de Venadito (L-13) |
| Namesake | Juan Ruiz de Apodaca, 1st Count of Venadito |
| Acquired | 5 January 1972 |
| Stricken | 1990 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Terrebonne Parish-class tank landing ship |
| Displacement |
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| Length | 384 ft 0 in (117.04 m) |
| Beam | 55 ft 0 in (16.76 m) |
| Draft | 17 ft 0 in (5.18 m) |
| Propulsion | Four General Motors 16-278A diesel engines, two controllable pitch propellers |
| Speed | 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph) |
| Boats & landing craft carried | Three LCVPs, one LCPL |
| Troops | 15 officers and 380 enlisted men |
| Complement | 16 officers and 189 enlisted men |
| Armament | Three twin 3"/50 gun mounts, five single 20 mm gun mounts |
USS Tom Green County (LST-1159) was a Terrebonne Parish-class tank landing ship built for the United States Navy at the tail end of the Korean War. Named for Tom Green County, Texas, she is the only U.S. Naval vessel to have borne that name. She was subsequently transferred to Spain, where she served in the Spanish Navy as Conde de Venadito (L-13).