After a shakedown cruise in the Chesapeake Bay, LST–1074 got underway on 6 June for Pearl Harbor via the Panama Canal. Upon arrival she was ordered to the Big Island of Hawaii, where she engaged in maneuvers with troops of the 5th Marine Division. The 5th Marines had suffered heavy losses during the Battle of Iwo Jima. The maneuvers consisted of simulated landings on the beaches of the Island's west coast.
The war ended on 15 August. The peace treaty with Japan was signed on 2 September on the deck of the USS Missouri. LST 1074 was then ordered to Sasebo, Japan, carrying Marine pilots, whose observation planes were stored in the tank deck. The ship left Hawaii for Japan during the latter part of August, a trip that took 21 days. Afterwards, the ship undertook two trips to the Philippines to bring supplies to Japan, firstly to Manila returning to Osaka and secondly to Subic Bay returning to Sasebo. One day the Marine pilots flew the LST's officers over Nagasaki for a view of the city devastated by the second atom bomb.
After operations on the West Coast she was placed out of commission in reserve on 4 September 1946. Named USS Overton County (LST-1074) on 1 July 1955, she was struck from the Naval Vessel Register on 1 November 1958.
Overton County was sold on 29 June 1959 to Foss Maritime for conversion to a concrete barge, and completed in 1960. The ship was resold (date unknown) to Salmon Bay Barge Line, Inc., of Seattle, Washington, and renamed Santos. The ship was being operated as a cargo barge by Salmon Bay Barge Line as of 2008.
1074, class, tank, landing, ship, built, united, states, navy, during, world, later, named, overton, county, 1074, overton, county, tennessee, only, naval, vessel, bear, name, never, active, service, under, that, name, left, right, 1074, 1082, sasebo, harbor, . USS LST 1074 was an LST 542 class tank landing ship built for the United States Navy during World War II She was later named Overton County LST 1074 for the Overton County Tennessee the only U S Naval vessel to bear the name but never saw active service under that name Left to right LSM 344 LST 1074 and LST 1082 in Sasebo Harbor Kyushu Japan A Japanese seaplane base can be seen at the left center of photo HistoryUnited StatesNameUSS LST 1074BuilderBethlehem Steel Company Hingham MassachusettsLaid down24 February 1945Launched27 March 1945Commissioned21 April 1945Decommissioned4 September 1946RenamedUSS Overton County LST 1074 1 July 1955Stricken1 November 1958FateSold into commercial service 29 June 1959General characteristicsClass and typeLST 542 class tank landing shipDisplacement1 625 long tons 1 651 t light 3 640 long tons 3 698 t fullLength328 ft 100 m Beam50 ft 15 m DraftUnloaded 2 ft 4 in 0 71 m forward 7 ft 6 in 2 29 m aft Loaded 8 ft 2 in 2 49 m forward 14 ft 1 in 4 29 m aftPropulsion2 General Motors 12 567 diesel engines two shafts twin ruddersSpeed12 knots 22 km h 14 mph Boats amp landing craft carried2 or 6 LCVPsTroopsApproximately 130 officers and enlisted menComplement8 10 officers 89 100 enlisted menArmament8 40 mm guns 12 20 mm gunsOriginally laid down as LST 1074 on 24 February 1945 by the Bethlehem Hingham Shipyards Inc of Hingham Massachusetts launched on 27 March 1945 and commissioned on 21 April 1945 Contents 1 Service history 1 1 World War II 1945 1946 1 2 Decommissioning and sale 2 ReferencesService history editWorld War II 1945 1946 edit After a shakedown cruise in the Chesapeake Bay LST 1074 got underway on 6 June for Pearl Harbor via the Panama Canal Upon arrival she was ordered to the Big Island of Hawaii where she engaged in maneuvers with troops of the 5th Marine Division The 5th Marines had suffered heavy losses during the Battle of Iwo Jima The maneuvers consisted of simulated landings on the beaches of the Island s west coast The war ended on 15 August The peace treaty with Japan was signed on 2 September on the deck of the USS Missouri LST 1074 was then ordered to Sasebo Japan carrying Marine pilots whose observation planes were stored in the tank deck The ship left Hawaii for Japan during the latter part of August a trip that took 21 days Afterwards the ship undertook two trips to the Philippines to bring supplies to Japan firstly to Manila returning to Osaka and secondly to Subic Bay returning to Sasebo One day the Marine pilots flew the LST s officers over Nagasaki for a view of the city devastated by the second atom bomb LST 1074 then set out for San Francisco where it was berthed at the Hunter s Point Naval Shipyard and prepared for moth balling The final destination of LST 1074 was the Columbia River near Portland Oregon Decommissioning and sale edit After operations on the West Coast she was placed out of commission in reserve on 4 September 1946 Named USS Overton County LST 1074 on 1 July 1955 she was struck from the Naval Vessel Register on 1 November 1958 Overton County was sold on 29 June 1959 to Foss Maritime for conversion to a concrete barge and completed in 1960 The ship was resold date unknown to Salmon Bay Barge Line Inc of Seattle Washington and renamed Santos The ship was being operated as a cargo barge by Salmon Bay Barge Line as of 2008 References editThis article incorporates text from the public domainDictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships The entry can be found here LST 1074 Overton County Amphibious Photo Archive Retrieved 23 October 2007 nbsp This article about a specific ship or boat of the United States Armed Forces is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title USS LST 1074 amp oldid 1093201495, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
