USS Nansemond County (LST-1064)
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| Career (U.S.) |  |
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| Class | LST–542 |
| Laid down: | 9 January 1945 |
| Launched: | 14 February 1945 |
| Commissioned: | 12 March 1945 |
| Decommissioned: | 21 August 1946 |
| Struck: | 1 October 1959 |
| Fate: | Sold to Japan in April 1961 |
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| Acquired: | April 1961 |
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| Fate: | Returned to US, 1975; Transferred to Philippines, 24 September 1976 |
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| Acquired: | 24 September 1976 |
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| General Characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 3,640 tons (full), 1,625 tons (light) |
| Length: | 232 ft 8 in (70.9 m) |
| Beam: | 50 ft (15.2 m) |
| Draft: | 11 ft 2 in (3.4 m) |
| Propulsion: | 2 × General Motors 12-567 diesel engines, 2 × shafts, twin rudders |
| Speed: | 12 knots (22 km/h) |
| Complement: | 266 |
| Armament: | 1 × single 3" (76 mm)/50 gun mount, 8 × 40 mm guns, 12 × 20 mm guns |
USS Nansemond County (LST-1064) was an LST-542-class tank landing ship of the United States Navy. She was laid down 9 January 1945 at Bethlehem Hingham Corporation, Hingham, Massachusetts and was launched on 14 February 1945, called simply USS LST-1064. She was commissioned on 12 March 1945 by Lieutenant Leland H. Austin.
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[edit] USS LST-1064
Following a shakedown in the Chesapeake Bay area, LST-1064 loaded a cargo of ammunition at NWS Earle, New Jersey, and sailed for the Pacific war front, reaching Ulithi on 23 June 1945. As the end of the war approached, LST Group 99 advanced its operations to the Philippines, and at Leyte LST-1064 transferred her cargo to fleet ships while loading new supplies and embarking units of an air service group destined to strengthen the occupation forces in Japan. Two voyages to Yokohama took place between 4 October and 19 November before arrival of orders to return home.
LST-1064 spent Christmas at Saipan; New Year's Day on the high seas, and before the end of January 1946, liberty in California. After one year of service, inactivation commenced at Astoria, Oregon, culminating 21 August when LST-1064 was fully decommissioned and laid up in the Pacific Reserve Fleet, Columbia River Group. She was named Nansemond County on 1 July 1955 then was slated for disposal 17 September 1959.
[edit] JDS Shiretoko (LST-4003)
The ship was purchased by Japan in April 1961 under the terms of the Military Assistance Program and sailed as the Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force's JDS Shiretoko (LST-4003).
In 1975, she was returned to the United States.
[edit] RPS Samar Del Norte (LT-510)
The ship was next transferred to the Philippines on 24 September 1976, and served in the Philippine Navy as RPS Samar Del Norte (LT-510), after the province of Northern Samar.
[edit] See also
See USS Nansemond for other ships with a similar name.
[edit] References
This article includes text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.
[edit] External links
- history.navy.mil: USS Nansemond County
- navsource.org: LST-1064 / Nansemond County
- hazegray.org: USS Nansemond County
