USS LST-1072
![]() USNS LST-1072 photographed circa 1950s.
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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 |
Displacement |
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Length | 328 ft (100 m) oa |
Beam | 50 ft (15 m) |
Draft |
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Propulsion |
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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 |
Armament |
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Part of: | LST Flotilla 34 |
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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.
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.[2]
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.[2]
Notes[]
Citations[]
- ^ Bethlehem-Hingham 2011.
- ^ a b DANFS.
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.
External links[]
- Photo gallery of USS LST-1072 at NavSource Naval History
- LST-542-class tank landing ships
- Ships built in Hingham, Massachusetts
- 1945 ships
- World War II amphibious warfare vessels of the United States
- Ships transferred from the United States Navy to the Philippine Navy