USS Catamount (LSD-17)
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| Launched | January 27, 1945 |
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| Beam | 22 m |
| Builder | Newport News Shipbuilding |
| Decommissioned | 31 March 1970 |
| Capacity | 22 officers, 218 men |
| Aircraft carried | modified to accommodate helicopters on an added portable deck |
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| ID | 2352092 |
About USS Catamount (LSD-17)
USS Catamount (LSD-17) was a Casa Grande-class dock landing ship of the United States Navy, named in honor of the Catamount Tavern in Old Bennington, which served as headquarters for Ethan Allen's Green Mountain Boys while making their plans against the New Yorkers and the British.
