USS LST-1064

For other ships with the same name, see USS Nansemond.

JDS Shiretoko
History
United States
Name
  • LST-1064
  • Nansemond County
NamesakeNansemond County, Virginia
BuilderBethlehem-Hingham Shipyard, Hingham, Massachusetts
Yard number3454[1]
Laid down9 January 1945
Launched14 February 1945
Commissioned12 March 1945
Decommissioned21 August 1946
RenamedNansemond County, 1 July 1955
Stricken1 October 1959
Identification
FateSold to Japan, April 1961
Japan
NameJDS Shiretoko
NamesakeShiretoko
Acquired1 April 1961
Commissioned1 April 1961
Decommissioned31 March 1976
IdentificationLST-4003
Fate
  • Returned to the United States, 1975
  • Transferred to the Philippine Navy, 24 September 1976
Philippines
NameSamar Del Norte
NamesakeThe Providence of Northern Samar
Acquired24 September 1976
IdentificationHull symbol: LT 510
StatusFate unknown
General characteristics [2]
Class and type
Displacement
  • 1,625 long tons (1,651 t) (light)
  • 4,080 long tons (4,145 t) (full (seagoing draft with 1,675 short tons (1,520 t) load)
  • 2,366 long tons (2,404 t) (beaching)
Length328 ft (100 m) oa
Beam50 ft (15 m)
Draft
  • Unloaded: 2 ft 4 in (0.71 m) forward; 7 ft 6 in (2.29 m) aft
  • Full load: 8 ft 3 in (2.51 m) forward; 14 ft 1 in (4.29 m) aft
  • Landing with 500 short tons (450 t) load: 3 ft 11 in (1.19 m) forward; 9 ft 10 in (3.00 m) aft
  • Limiting 11 ft 2 in (3.40 m)
  • Maximum navigation 14 ft 1 in (4.29 m)
Installed power
Propulsion
Speed11.6 kn (21.5 km/h; 13.3 mph)
Range24,000 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
Capacity1,600–1,900 short tons (3,200,000–3,800,000 lb; 1,500,000–1,700,000 kg) cargo depending on mission
Troops16 officers, 147 enlisted men
Complement13 officers, 104 enlisted men
Armament
Service record
Part of: LST Flotilla 33
Awards:

USS LST-1064 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. She was later named Nansemond County, but never saw active service under that name.

Construction

She was laid down on 9 January 1945, at Hingham, Massachusetts, by the Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard; launched on 14 February 1945; and commissioned on 12 March 1945.[3]

Service history

Following a shakedown in the Chesapeake Bay area, LST-1064 loaded a cargo of ammunition at Naval Weapons Station 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.[4]

LST-1064 spent Christmas 1945 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 on 21 August, when LST-1064 was fully decommissioned and laid up in the Pacific Reserve Fleet, Columbia River Group.[4][2]

She was named Nansemond County' on 1 July 1955, after Nansemond County, Virginia, then was slated for disposal on 17 September 1959.[4]

Japanese service

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 Shiretoko. In 1975, she was returned to the United States.[4][2]

Philippines Service

The ship was next transferred to the Philippines on 24 September 1976, and served in the Philippine Navy as Samar Del Norte', after the province of Northern Samar.[2]

Notes

Citations

  1. ^ Bethlehem-Hingham 2011.
  2. ^ a b c d Navsource 2016.
  3. ^ DANFS LST-1064.
  4. ^ a b c d DANFS Nansemond County 2015.

Bibliography

Online resources

  • "LST-1064". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Naval History and Heritage Command. Retrieved 27 June 2017.Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  • "Nansemond County". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Naval History and Heritage Command. 12 August 2015. Retrieved 27 June 2017.Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  • "Bethlehem-Hingham, Hingham MA". www.ShipbuildingHistory.com. 11 August 2011. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
  • "USS Nansemond County (LST-1064)". Navsource.org. 9 September 2016. Retrieved 27 June 2017.