 USSSutter County between 1946-1947 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
  United States | |
| Name | LST-1150 |
| Builder | Chicago Bridge and Iron Co.,Seneca |
| Laid down | 15 February 1945 |
| Launched | 30 May 1945 |
| Sponsored by | Mrs Marie S. Budd |
| Commissioned | 20 June 1945 |
| Decommissioned | 13 September 1946 |
| Renamed | Sutter County |
| Namesake | Sutter County |
| Recommissioned | 16 April 1966 |
| Decommissioned | 12 March 1971 |
| Stricken | 15 September 1974 |
| Identification |
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| Fate | Ran aground and wrecked in 1986 |
| Badge | _insignia.jpg) |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | LST-542-classtank landing ship |
| Displacement |
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| Length | 328 ft (100 m) |
| Beam | 50 ft (15 m) |
| Draft |
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| Propulsion | 2 ×General Motors12-567diesel engines, two shafts, twin rudders |
| Speed | 12knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
| Boats & landing craft carried | 2 ×LCVPs |
| Troops | 16 officers, 147 enlisted men |
| Complement | 7 officers, 104 enlisted men |
| Armament |
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USSSutter County (LST-1150) was aLST-542-classtank landing ship in theUnited States Navy duringWorld War II.[1]
LST-1150 waslaid down on 15 February 1945 atChicago Bridge and Iron Company,Seneca,Illinois.Launched on 30 May 1945 andcommissioned on 20 June 1945. She was first commissioned with aCoast Guard crew.[2]
During World War II,LST-1150 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific theater. She was assigned to occupation and China in theFar East from 20 October to 3 December 1945.
She wasdecommissioned on 13 September 1946 to bemothballed in thePacific Reserve FleetColumbia river.[2]
On 1 July 1955, she was given the nameSutter County(LST-1150).[1]
On 16 April 1966, she was recommissioned back into the navy after a complete refit atWillamette Iron and Steel Company,Portland,Oregon.
As the United States joined theVietnam War, she joined theVietnamese Counteroffensive Phase II from 17 July to 26 September and 20 to 30 October 1966 andVietnamese Counteroffensive Phase III from 1 June to 2 July 1967, 31 August to 18 September 1967 and 2 November 7 December 1967.Vietnamese Counteroffensive Phase IV from 3 April to 9 June 1968 and theVietnamese Counteroffensive Phase V from 14 July to 21 August 1968.Tet 69/Counteroffensive, 24 April to 31 May 1969 and 12 to 27 October 1968. Vietnam Winter Spring-1970 from 3 to 10 November 1969, 28 November to 14 December 1969, 28 December 1969 to 5 January 1970 and 21 to 28 February 1970. Vietnamese Counteroffensive Phase VII from 20 July to 19 August 1970.
She was decommissioned on 12 March 1971 atOrange,Texas and mothballed at theAtlantic Reserve FleetOrange struck from theNaval Register on 15 September 1974.[2]
On 1 November 1975, she was sold and used by theDefense Reutilization and Marketing Service (DRMS) and later sold toLehigh Coal & Navigation Company,New York with the namesMVMarland II.
In 1979, she was renamedMVAmal. after being sold to aSaudi Arabian Abdullaziz, Hussein T.,Jeddah.
On 10 November 1986, the ship has run aground and was wrecked off Jeddah.
LST-1150 have earned the following awards:
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