![]() On 14 February 1955 LST-1167 sailed from Little Creek to embark 205 marines and equipment for exercises in the Caribbean. The remainder of the year was spent in amphibious warfare exercises in the Chesapeake Bay. The tank landing ship departed New Orleans on 8 April 1954 and reached the Naval Amphibious Base at Little Creek, Virginia on 14 April. It was repaired and later sold to the Turkish Navy and finally sunk as a target in 2014.ĭesigned under project SCB 9A and laid down as LST-1167 on 11 January 1952 by the Christy Corporation of Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin launched on 18 April 1953 sponsored by Mrs. The ship served in the Vietnam War and was damaged by limpet mines set by Viet Cong frogmen. Named for Westchester County, New York, she was the only U.S. ![]() ![]() USS Westchester County (LST-1167) was a Terrebonne Parish-class tank landing ship built for the United States Navy at the tail end of the Korean War. Terrebonne Parish-class tank landing shipįour General Motors 16-278A diesel engines, two controllable pitch propellers Three Navy Unit Commendations, two Meritorious Unit Commendations, and 14 campaign stars for Vietnam War service. USS Westchester County (LST-1167) from 1 July 1954Ĭhristy Corporation, Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin.
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