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A full list of United States Navy LSTs.The Landing Ship, Tanks (LSTs) built for the United States Navy during and immediately after World War II were only given an LST-number hull designation, but on 1 July 1955, county or Louisiana-parish names were assigned to those ships which remained in service.
USS Wood County (LST-1178) was a De Soto County-class tank landing ship built for the United States Navy during the late 1950s. Named after counties in Ohio , Texas , West Virginia , and Wisconsin , she was the only U.S. Naval vessel to bear the name.
A Canadian LST off-loads an M4 Sherman during the Allied invasion of Sicily in 1943.. A Landing Ship, Tank (LST) is a ship first developed during World War II (1939–1945) to support amphibious operations by carrying tanks, vehicles, cargo, and landing troops directly onto a low-slope beach with no docks or piers.
LST-1188 Saginaw: 24 May 1969 7 February 1970 23 January 1971 1994 Sold to Royal Australian Navy as HMAS Kanimbla, 1994 LST-1189 San Bernardino: 12 July 1969 28 March 1970 27 March 1971 1995 Sold to Chilean Navy to as Valdivia: LST-1190 Boulder: 6 September 1969 22 May 1970 4 June 1971 1994 Towed to Brownsville for scrapping 16 March 2022. LST ...
The second contract was signed by both companies for the LST project in March 2013. Anadolu Shipyard signed supply contracts with Aselsan, Havelsan and ISBIR Elektrik for the LST project in May 2013. Aselsan was responsible for the delivery of the electronics and communications systems, while Havelsan was responsible for the CMS and GENESIS ...
USS Schenectady (LST-1185) was the fifth Newport-class tank landing ship which replaced the traditional bow door-design tank landing ships (LSTs). It was delivered to the US Navy on 1 May 1970 and commissioned on 13 June 1970.
USS Boulder (LST-1190) was the twelfth of twenty Newport-class tank landing ships of the United States Navy (USN) which replaced the traditional bow door-design tank landing ships (LSTs). Named after the county in Colorado , the ship was constructed by National Steel and Shipbuilding Company of San Diego , California .
USS Litchfield County (LST-901) was a LST-542-class tank landing ship built for the United States Navy during World War II. Named after Litchfield County, Connecticut , she was the only U.S. Naval vessel to bear the name.