| Career (USA) | |
|---|---|
| Name: | USS LST-822 |
| Namesake: | Harris County |
| Builder: | Missouri Valley Bridge & Iron Company, Evansville, Indiana |
| Laid down: | 20 September 1944 |
| Launched: | 1 November 1944 |
| Commissioned: | 23 November 1944 |
| Decommissioned: | 27 July 1946 |
| Recommissioned: | 23 November 1950 |
| Decommissioned: | 21 February 1955 |
| In service: | March 1955 |
| Renamed: | USNS Harris County (T-LST-822), 1 July 1955 |
| Honours and awards: |
1 battle star (World War II) 4 battle stars (Korea) |
| Fate: | Sold to the Philippines, 13 September 1976 |
| Career (Philippines) | |
| Name: | RPS Aurora (LT-508) |
| Acquired: | 13 September 1976 |
| Fate: | Unknown, probably sold for scrap |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & 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: | approx. 130 officers and enlisted |
| Complement: | 8–10 officers, 89–100 enlisted men |
| Armament: | • 1 × single 3"/50 caliber gun • 8 × 40 mm guns • 12 × 20 mm guns |
USNS Harris County (T-LST-822) was an LST-542-class tank landing ship built for the United States Navy during World War II. Named for counties in Georgia and Texas, she was the only U.S. Naval vessel to bear the name.
USS LST-822 was laid down by the Missouri Valley Bridge & Iron Company of Evansville, Indiana on 20 September 1944; launched on 1 November 1944; and commissioned at New Orleans, Louisiana on 23 November 1944 with Lieutenant R. N. Mclntyre in command.




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