USS LST-1072
USS LST-1072 was an LST-542-class tank landing ship in the United States Navy. Like many of her class, she was not named and is properly referred to by her hull designation.
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Name: | LST-1072 |
Builder: | Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard, Hingham, Massachusetts |
Yard number: | 3462[1] |
Laid down: | 16 February 1945 |
Launched: | 20 March 1945 |
Sponsored by: | Mrs. Florence Mitchell |
Commissioned: | 12 April 1945 |
Decommissioned: | 24 May 1946 |
Stricken: | 23 June 1947 |
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Fate: | Laid up in reserve |
Status: | Transferred to the Military Sea Transportation Service (MSTS), 2 April 1951 |
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Name: | T-LST-1072 |
Acquired: | 2 April 1951 |
Stricken: | 20 June 1975 |
Identification: | Hull symbol: T-LST-1066 |
Fate: | Transferred to the Philippine Navy, 13 September 1976 |
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Name: | Tawi Tawi |
Namesake: | The Province of Tawi Tawi |
Acquired: | 13 September 1976 |
Identification: | Hull symbol: LT-512 |
Fate: | Scrapped, date unknown |
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Class and type: | LST-542-class tank landing ship |
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Length: | 328 ft (100 m) oa |
Beam: | 50 ft (15 m) |
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Speed: | 11.6 kn (21.5 km/h; 13.3 mph) |
Range: | 24,000 nmi (44,000 km; 28,000 mi) at 9 kn (17 km/h; 10 mph) while displacing 3,960 long tons (4,024 t) |
Boats & landing craft carried: | 2 x LCVPs |
Capacity: | 1,600–1,900 short tons (3,200,000–3,800,000 lb; 1,500,000–1,700,000 kg) cargo depending on mission |
Troops: | 16 officers, 147 enlisted men |
Complement: | 13 officers, 104 enlisted men |
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Part of: | LST Flotilla 34 |
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Construction
LST-1072 was laid down on 16 February 1945, at Hingham, Massachusetts, by the Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard; launched on 20 March 1945; sponsored by Mrs. Florence Mitchell; and commissioned on 16 March 1945,[3] Lieutenant Carlyle E. Trabant, USNR, in command.
Service history
Following World War II, LST-1072 performed occupation duty in the Far East until early December 1945. She was transferred to the Military Sea Transportation Service (MSTS) on 2 April 1951, where she operated as USNS T-LST-1072.[3] The ship was transferred to the Philippines, under the Security Assistance Program, on 13 September 1976. She was renamed Tawi Tawi (LT-512) and commissioned into the Philippine Navy. She was scrapped at an unknown date.
Bibliography
Online resources
- "LST-1072". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Naval History and Heritage Command. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. - "Bethlehem-Hingham, Hingham MA". www.ShipbuildingHistory.com. 11 August 2011. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
- "USS LST-1072". Navsource.org. 23 September 2016. Retrieved 30 June 2017.