USS Monmouth County (LST-1032)
USS Monmouth County (LST-1032) beached at Vung Tau, South Vietnam, c.1968
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| Name: | USS LST-1032 |
| Builder: | Boston Navy Yard, Massachusetts |
| Laid down: | 9 June 1944 |
| Launched: | 9 July 1944 |
| Commissioned: | 1 August 1944 |
| Decommissioned: | 14 October 1955 |
| Renamed: | USS Monmouth County (LST-1032), 1 July 1955 |
| Recommissioned: | 28 May 1963 |
| Decommissioned: | 12 August 1970 |
| Struck: | 12 August 1970 |
| Honors and awards: |
4 battle stars (World War II) |
| Fate: | Sold for scrapping, 11 September 1971 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | LST-542-class tank landing ship |
| Displacement: | 1,625 long tons (1,651 t) light 3,640 long tons (3,698 t) full |
| Length: | 328 ft (100 m) |
| Beam: | 50 ft (15 m) |
| Draft: | Unloaded: 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) aft |
| Propulsion: | 2 × General Motors 12-567 diesel engines, two shafts, twin rudders |
| Speed: | 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
| Boats & landing craft carried: |
2 × LCVPs |
| Troops: | 8-10 officers, 89-100 enlisted men |
| Complement: | Approximately 130 officers and enlisted men |
| Armament: | 8 × 40 mm guns 12 × 20 mm guns |
USS Monmouth County (LST-1032) was an LST-542-class tank landing ship built for the United States Navy during World War II. Named after Monmouth County, New Jersey, she was the only U.S. Naval vessel to bear the name.
Originally laid down as LST-1032 on 9 June 1944 by the Boston Navy Yard, Boston, Massachusetts; the ship was launched on 9 July 1944, sponsored by Mrs. Jennie M. Kneeland, and commissioned on 1 August 1944 with Lieutenant J. M. Medina in command.
Following shakedown, LST-1032 departed New York on 8 September 1944 for the west coast, arriving at San Diego on 4 October. Continuing on to Hawaii, she embarked troops there and sailed on 23 January 1945 to take part in the assault on Iwo Jima. While debarking Marines there, on 20 February, an enemy shell struck her bow, killing one marine and wounding nine. Despite this, rough seas, and stiff Japanese opposition, she completed debarking her troops and supplies on the 22nd, and proceeded to Saipan.
She next sailed from Saipan to take part in the Okinawa invasion, arriving off that island on 1 April. Discharging her cargo and men, she departed for Saipan, returning to Okinawa on 30 May with more supplies. LST-1032 then steamed to the Philippines, arriving San Pedro Bay on 15 June. Until Japan's surrender, she ferried troops and munitions among the Philippines, with two additional runs to Okinawa. She carried occupation troops to the Japanese home islands until 19 November, when she sailed for the United States, arriving San Francisco on 30 December.
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