USS Pima County

Tank landing ship of the US Navy

Entering the Grand Harbour, Malta on 14 June 1955

History
United States
Name|

* LST-1081(1945–1955)
* Pima County (1955–1956)
* 518 N (1960–1965)
* Baltic Ferry (1965–1972)
* Sable Ferry (1972–1977)
* Nickel Ferry (1977–1979)

Namesake| Pima County, Arizona
Owner|

* United States Navy (1945–1960)
* United States Leasing Corporation (1960–1965)
* Atlantic Steam Navigation Company (1965–1972)
* Unknown company (1972–1977)
* Mareantes Mundial Armadora (1977–1979)

Operator|

* United States Navy (1945–1960)
* United States Leasing Corporation (1960–1965)
* Atlantic Steam Navigation Company (1965–1972)
* Unknown company (1972–1977)
* Andy International (1977–1979)

Port of registry|

* US Navy (1945–1960)
* United States (1960–1965)
* United Kingdom (1965–1972)
* Panama (1977–1979)

Builder| American Bridge Company, Ambridge, Pennsylvania
Laid down| 13 November 1944
Launched| 5 January 1945
Commissioned| 30 January 1945
Recommissioned| 2 February 1951
Decommissioned| 30 July 1946
Reclassified|

* Reserve status from 7 August 1956
* Decommissioned 12 December 1956
* Sold from Naval reserve June 1960

Identification|

* Maritime call sign HOFU (1977–1979)
* IMO number: 6604133

Fate| Wrecked by fire 1 December 1979
General characteristics
Class & type| LST-542-class LST
Tonnage|

* 1,909 gross register tonnage (as Baltic Ferry)
* 1,908 gross register tonnage (as Nickel Ferry)

Displacement|

* 4,080 long tons (4,150 t) fully laden (as LST-1081)
* 3,591 long tons (3,649 t) (as 518 N)

Length|

* 328 ft (100 m) (as LST-1081)
* 327 ft 9 in (99.90 m) (as Baltic Ferry)

Beam|

* 50 ft (15 m) (as LST-1081)
* 50 ft 2 in (15.29 m) (as Baltic Ferry)

Draft|

* 14 ft 1 in (4.29 m) (as LST-1081)
* 10 ft 8 in (3.25 m) (as Baltic Ferry)

Propulsion| Two 12-cylinder 2-stroke single acting oil engines
Speed|

* 11.6 knots (21.5 km/h; 13.3 mph) maximum (as LST-1081)
* Circa 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) maximum (as Baltic Ferry)

Troops| 147 (as LST-1081)
Complement| 119 (as LST-1081)
Armament|

* As LST-1081:
* 8 × Bofors 40 mm L/60 guns;
* 12 × Oerlikon 20 mm cannon

USS Pima County (LST-1081) was an LST-542-class tank landing ship of the United States Navy. Built by the American Bridge Company in Ambridge, Pennsylvania from 13 November 1944 she was commissioned into the navy on 30 January 1945. LST-1081 saw service as a logistics vessel in the latter stages of the Pacific War but was placed into reserve and decommissioned after the war. She was recommissioned in 1950 after the outbreak of the Korean War and served with the Atlantic Fleet, including a deployment in the Mediterranean Sea during which she was renamed USS Pima County. She returned to the reserve in 1956 and was decommissioned on 12 December of that year.

In June 1960 Pima County was sold to the United States Leasing Corporation with whom she served as the freighter 518 N. She was acquired by the British government-owned Atlantic Steam Navigation Company (ASN) in 1965 and served as the freight vessel Baltic Ferry. The ASN carried out a refurbishment at Smith's Dock Company after which she served on routes from Great Britain to Northern Ireland and continental Europe. Baltic Ferry was laid up for a period in the late 1960s and in 1972 was sold to a company that operated her as Sable Ferry in North America. She was sold again in 1977 to Mareantes Mundial Armadora and, under the name Nickel Ferry, was operated by Andy International on routes in Central America. She caught fire off La Unión, El Salvador on 1 December 1979 and was rendered a total wreck.

## Construction

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LST-1081 was an LST-542-class tank landing ship built by the American Bridge Company. She was laid down in their yard on the Ohio River at Ambridge, Pennsylvania on 13 November 1944. LST-1081 was sponsored by Mrs J. L. Davidson and launched on 5 January 1945.[1] LST-1081 measured 328 feet (100 m) in length, 50 feet (15 m) in breadth and had a draft of 14 feet 1 inch (4.29 m). She had a complement of 119 and was capable of carrying 147 passengers in addition to quantities of cargo and vehicles. Fully laden she had a displacement of 4,080 long tons (4,150 t) and was capable of a maximum speed of 11.6 knots (21.5 km/h; 13.3 mph).[2] She was fitted with two 12-cylinder 2-stroke single acting oil engines, manufactured by General Motors in Cleveland, Ohio.[3] LST-1081 was armed with eight Bofors 40 mm L/60 guns and twelve Oerlikon 20 mm cannon.[2] She was commissioned into the United States Navy on 30 January 1945, under her first commander Lieutenant Verne Dicharry of the United States Navy Reserve.[1][4]

## Naval service

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LST-1081 sailed from Ambridge by the end of January for New Orleans from where she commenced a shakedown cruise in St. Andrews Bay, Florida on 7 February. Upon completion of the cruise she was loaded with cargo and dispatched to Pearl Harbor, Hawaii which she reached on 4 April, having transited the Panama Canal on 12 March. LST-1081 left Pearl Harbor on 19 April and was employed on logistics duties during the later stages of the Pacific War, transferring supplies between various islands. She was at Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands on 8 May, at Roi Namur in the same island group on 20 May and at Guam between 27 May and 10 June. She served at Ulithi in the Caroline Islands between 12 and 28 June and at the Japanese island of Okinawa between 4 and 15 July. LST-1081 spent 29 July to 12 August in the Northern Mariana Islands, at Tinian and Saipan and was at Pearl Harbor between 27 and 31 August.[2]

After the war LST-1081 returned to Saipan on 18 September and between 19 and 25 October was in Manila, the Philippines. In December she returned to Saipan and was back at Pearl Harbor on 5 January, from which she was ordered to the US west coast. From 16 January 1946 she was overhauled at San Francisco, ahead of an anticipated period of inactivation. On 1 February she was allocated to the 19th Fleet, when that fleet became the Pacific Reserve Fleet she was assigned to its Columbia River group.[2] LST-1081 was decommissioned on 30 July 1946.[1]

After the North Korean invasion started the Korean War on 25 June 1950 LST-1081 was reactivated as part of a wider expansion of US armed forces. She was ordered to reactivate on 7 August 1950 and was recommissioned on 2 February 1951 and assigned to a home yard in Puget Sound.[2] After a shakedown cruise on the Pacific Coast she was reassigned to the US east coast. LST-1081 departed from San Diego on 13 June 1951 and, travelling via the Panama Canal, Puerto Rico and Morehead City, North Carolina reached her new base at Norfolk, Virginia on 12 July.[2] Assigned to the Amphibious Forces of the Atlantic Fleet, LST-1081 conducted training operations from Naval Amphibious Base Little Creek.[2][1] From October 1952 she was commanded by Lieutenant John G. Finneran, a future navy vice admiral.[5]

LST-1081 deployed to the Mediterranean Sea from 14 April 1955 and during this deployment, on 1 July, was renamed USS Pima County, after a county in southern Arizona.[2][4] She returned to Little Creek on 4 October where she remained until she was placed back into reserve on 7 August 1956.[2] She was transferred to the Atlantic Reserve Fleet and moved to Green Cove Springs, Florida where she was decommissioned for the final time on 12 December 1956.[2][1] Pima County was struck from the navy list on 1 November 1958.[1]

## Merchant service

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Pima County was sold by the navy in June 1960.[2] By 1962 she had been registered as a merchant ship by the San Francisco-based United States Leasing Corporation and was stated to have a displacement of 3,591 long tons (3,649 t). Under the name 518 N she operated as a freighter based out of Omaha, Nebraska, presumably on the Missouri River.[4]

The vessel was purchased by the British government-owned Atlantic Steam Navigation Company in 1965 as part of a rapid expansion in drive-on freight vessels. She was renamed Baltic Ferry and towed across the Atlantic to the yards of the Smith's Dock Company on the River Tyne.[3] She was refurbished with changes to her crew accommodation and bridge structure. Her exhaust, which was previously piped out the stern, was rerouted to two new funnels.[6] After the refit her characteristics were remeasured at 327 feet 9 inches (99.90 m) length, 50 feet 2 inches (15.29 m) breadth and 10 feet 8 inches (3.25 m) draught; her speed was circa 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph).[3] Baltic Ferry's gross register tonnage was 1,909 and all loading was carried out via her bow doors; she had no passenger accommodation.[3][6] She was sailed under a British ship registration.[7][6] Freight was carried on her single main deck and she had a capacity of around 45 vehicles or trailers.[6]

Baltic Ferry operated initially on Great Britain to Northern Ireland and Great Britain to continental Europe routes.[3] At least one route ran to Belfast Harbour where, lacking deck-mounted cranes, she was unable to unload unit loads prior to the construction of a new terminal there. In 1966 she operated between Tilbury, Essex and Felixstowe, Suffolk until early July when she switched to the Preston, Lancashire to Larne, County Antrim route.[6] For much of the following two years she was laid up, unused, at Barrow-in-Furness.[6] She was sold in 1972 and renamed Sable Ferry, operating in North America.[8] She was bought by Mareantes Mundial Armadora in 1977, renamed Nickel Ferry, and operated by Andy International on routes in Central America as a 1,908-gross register ton, Panamanian-flagged freighter. Her maritime call sign in this incarnation was HOFU.[4][8] She caught fire while lying at La Unión, El Salvador on 1 December 1979.[8][9] Lloyd's Register records that Nickel Ferry was notified as an irrecoverable total wreck by the end of that year.[10]

## References

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1. ^ a b c d e f "LST-1081". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Navy Department, Naval History and Heritage Command. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Pima County". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Navy Department, Naval History and Heritage Command. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
3. ^ a b c d e Clegg, William Paul; Styring, John S. (1969). British Nationalised Shipping 1947–1968. David & Charles. p. 274\. ISBN 9780715343159.
4. ^ a b c d Williams, Greg H. (2013). World War II U.S. Navy Vessels in Private Hands: The Boats and Ships Sold and Registered for Commercial and Recreational Purposes Under the American Flag. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland. p. 90\. ISBN 978-1-4766-0040-6.
5. ^ Hearings Before and Special Reports Made by Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives on Subjects Affecting the Naval and Military Establishments. Washington DC: U.S. Government Printing Office. 1972. p. 8194.
6. ^ a b c d e f Clegg, William Paul; Styring, John S. (1969). British Nationalised Shipping 1947–1968. David & Charles. p. 275\. ISBN 9780715343159.
7. ^ Warship International. International Naval Research Organization. 1973. p. 144.
8. ^ a b c Marine News. World Ship Society. 1980. p. 70.
9. ^ Warship International. International Naval Research Organization. 1980. p. 124.
10. ^ Casualty Return for Quarter Ended 31st December 1979. London: Lloyd's Register. September 1980. p. 60.

## External links

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* Photo gallery of USS Pima County (LST-1081) at NavSource Naval History

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LST-600 – LST-699

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LST-700 – LST-799

* LST-700
* LST-701
* LST-702
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* LST-704
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* LST-710 / Accomac
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* LST-715 / DeKalb County
* LST-716
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* LST-719
* LST-720
* LST-721
* LST-722 / Dodge County
* LST-723
* LST-724
* LST-725
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* LST-727
* LST-728
* LST-729
* LST-730
* LST-731 / LST(H)-731 / Douglas County
* LST-732
* LST-733
* LST-734
* LST-735 / Dukes County
* LST-736
* LST-737
* LST-738
* LST-739
* LST-740
* LST-741
* LST-742 / Dunn County
* LST-743
* LST-744
* LST-745
* LST-746
* LST-747
* LST-748
* LST-749
* LST-750
* LST-751
* LST-752
* LST-753
* LST-754
* LST-755
* LST-756
* LST-757
* LST-758 / Duval County
* LST-759 / Eddy County
* LST-760
* LST-761 / Esmeraldo County
* LST-762 / Floyd County
* LST-763
* LST-764
* LST-765
* LST-766
* LST-767
* LST-768
* LST-769
* LST-770
* LST-771
* LST-772 / Ford County
* LST-773 / Antigone
* LST-774
* LST-775
* LST-776
* LST-777
* LST-778
* LST-779
* LST-780
* LST-781
* LST-782
* LST-783
* LST-784 / Garfield County
* LST-785
* LST-786 / Garrett County
* LST-787
* LST-788
* LST-789
* LST-790 / LST(H)-790
* LST-791
* LST-792
* LST-793
* LST-794 / Gibson County
* LST-795
* LST-796
* LST-797
* LST-798
* LST-799 / Greer County

LST-800 – LST-899

* LST-800
* LST-801
* LST-802 / Hamilton County
* LST-803 / Hampden County
* LST-804
* LST-805
* LST-806
* LST-807
* LST-808
* LST-809
* LST-810
* LST-811
* LST-812
* LST-813
* LST-814
* LST-815
* LST-816
* LST-817
* LST-818
* LST-819 / Hampshire County
* LST-820
* LST-821 / Harnett County
* LST-822 / Harris County
* LST-823
* LST-824 / Henry County
* LST-825 / Hickman County
* LST-826
* LST-827 / Hillsborough County
* LST-828
* LST-829
* LST-830
* LST-831
* LST-832
* LST-833
* LST-834
* LST-835 / Hillsdale County
* LST-836 / Holmes County
* LST-837
* LST-838 / Hunterdon County
* LST-839 / Iredell County
* LST-840 / Iron County
* LST-841
* LST-842
* LST-843
* LST-844
* LST-845 / Jefferson County
* LST-846 / Jennings County
* LST-847
* LST-848 / Jerome County
* LST-849 / Johnson County
* LST-850 / Juniata County
* LST-851
* LST-852 / Satyr
* LST-853 / Kane County
* LST-854 / Kemper County
* LST-855 / Kent County
* LST-856
* LST-857 / King County
* LST-858 / Stentor
* LST-859 / Lafayette County
* LST-860
* LST-861
* LST-862
* LST-863
* LST-864
* LST-865
* LST-866
* LST-867
* LST-868
* LST-869
* LST-870
* LST-871 / LST(H)-871
* LST-872
* LST-873
* LST-874
* LST-875
* LST-876
* LST-877
* LST-878
* LST-879
* LST-880 / Lake County
* LST-881
* LST-882
* LST-883 / La Moure County
* LST-884
* LST-885
* LST-886
* LST-887 / Lawrence County
* LST-888 / Lee County
* LST-889
* LST-890
* LST-891
* LST-892
* LST-893
* LST-894
* LST-895
* LST-896
* LST-897
* LST-898 / Lincoln County
* LST-899

LST-900 – LST-999

* LST-900 / Linn County
* LST-901 / Litchfield County
* LST-902 / Luzerne County
* LST-903 / Lyman County
* LST-904 / Lyon County
* LST-905 / Madera County
* LST-906
* LST-907
* LST-908
* LST-909
* LST-910
* LST-911
* LST-912 / Mahnomen County
* LST-913
* LST-914 / Mahoning County
* LST-915
* LST-916
* LST-917
* LST-918
* LST-919
* LST-920
* LST-921
* LST-922
* LST-923
* LST-924
* LST-925
* LST-926
* LST-927
* LST-928 / Cameron
* LST-929 / LST(H)-929
* LST-930 / LST(H)-930
* LST-931 / LST(H)-931
* LST-932
* LST-933
* LST-934
* LST-935
* LST-936
* LST-937
* LST-938 / Maricopa County
* LST-939
* LST-940
* LST-941
* LST-942
* LST-943
* LST-944
* LST-945
* LST-946
* LST-947
* LST-948 / Myrmidon
* LST-949 / LST(H)-949
* LST-950 / LST(H)-950
* LST-951 / LST(H)-951
* LST-952 / LST(H)-952
* LST-953 / Marinette County
* LST-954 / Numitor
* LST-955 / Patroclus
* LST-956 / Sarpedon
* LST-957
* LST-958
* LST-959
* LST-960
* LST-961
* LST-962 / Romulus
* LST-963 / Sphinx
* LST-964
* LST-965
* LST-966 / Callisto
* LST-967 / Ulysses
* LST-968
* LST-969
* LST-970
* LST-971 / Menelaus
* LST-972
* LST-973
* LST-974
* LST-975 / Marion County
* LST-976 / Telamon
* LST-977 / Alecto
* LST-978
* LST-979
* LST-980 / Meeker County
* LST-981
* LST-982
* LST-983 / Middlesex County
* LST-984
* LST-985
* LST-986
* LST-987 / Millard County
* LST-988 / Mineral County
* LST-989
* LST-990
* LST-991
* LST-992
* LST-993
* LST-994
* LST-995
* LST-996
* LST-997
* LST-998
* LST-999

LST-1000 – LST-1099

* LST-1000
* LST-1001
* LST-1002
* LST-1003 / Coronis
* LST-1004
* LST-1005
* LST-1006
* LST-1007
* LST-1008
* LST-1009
* LST-1010
* LST-1011
* LST-1012
* LST-1013
* LST-1014
* LST-1015
* LST-1016
* LST-1017
* LST-1018
* LST-1019
* LST-1020
* LST-1021
* LST-1022
* LST-1023
* LST-1024
* LST-1025
* LST-1026
* LST-1027
* LST-1028
* LST-1029
* LST-1030
* LST-1031
* LST-1032 / Monmouth County
* LST-1033 / LST(H)-1033
* LST-1034
* LST-1035
* LST-1036 / Creon
* LST-1037 / Poseidon
* LST-1038 / Monroe County
* LST-1039
* LST-1040
* LST-1041 / Montgomery County
* LST-1042
* LST-1043
* LST-1044
* LST-1045
* LST-1046
* LST-1047
* LST-1048 / Morgan County
* LST-1049
* LST-1050
* LST-1051
* LST-1052
* LST-1053
* LST-1054
* LST-1055
* LST-1056
* LST-1057
* LST-1058
* LST-1059
* LST-1060
* LST-1061
* LST-1062
* LST-1063
* LST-1064 / Nansemond County
* LST-1065
* LST-1066 / New London County
* LST-1067 / Nye County
* LST-1068 / Orange County
* LST-1069 / Orleans Parish
* LST-1070 / Electron
* LST-1071 / Ouachita County
* LST-1072 / T-LST-1072
* LST-1073 / Outagamie County
* LST-1074 / Overton County
* LST-1075
* LST-1076 / Page County
* LST-1077 / Park County
* LST-1078 / Proton
* LST-1079 / Payette County
* LST-1080 / Pender County
* LST-1081 / Pima County
* LST-1082 / Pitkin County
* LST-1083 / Plumas County
* LST-1084 / Polk County
* LST-1085 / Colington
* LST-1086 / Potter County
* LST-1087
* LST-1088 / Pulaski County
* LST-1089 / Rice County
* LST-1090 / Russell County
* LST-1091 / Sagadahoc County
* LST-1092 / Aventinus
* LST-1093 / Fabius
* LST-1094 / Chloris
* LST-1095 / Megara
* LST-1096 / St. Clair County
* LST-1097 / League Island
* LST-1098 / Laysan Island
* LST-1099 / Okala

LST-1100 – LST-1152

* LST-1100 / Palmyra
* LST-1101 / Saline County
* LST-1102 / Chimon
* LST-1103
* LST-1104
* LST-1105
* LST-1106
* LST-1107
* LST-1108
* LST-1109
* LST-1110 / San Bernardino County
* LST-1111 / Blackford
* LST-1112 / Dorchester
* LST-1113 / Kingman
* LST-1114 / Presque Isle (AKS-19) / Vandenburgh
* LST-1115 / Pentheus
* LST-1116 / Proserpine
* LST-1117 / Tantalus
* LST-1118 / Typhon
* LST-1119 / Diomedes
* LST-1120
* LST-1121 / Demeter
* LST-1122 / San Joaquin County
* LST-1123 / Sedgwick County
* LST-1124 / Amphitrite
* LST-1125 / Brontes
* LST-1126 / Snohomish County
* LST-1127 / Helios
* LST-1128 / Solano County
* LST-1129 / Somervell County
* LST-1130
* LST-1131 / Askari
* LST-1132 / Bellerophon
* LST-1133 / Chiron
* LST-1134 / Stark County
* LST-1135
* LST-1136 / Bellona
* LST-1137 / Chimaera
* LST-1138 / Steuben County
* LST-1139
* LST-1140
* LST-1141 / Stone County
* LST-1142 / Strafford County
* LST-1143 / Daedalus
* LST-1144 / Sublette County
* LST-1145 / Gordius
* LST-1146 / Summit County
* LST-1147 / Indra
* LST-1148 / Sumner County
* LST-1149 / Krishna
* LST-1150 / Sutter County
* LST-1151 / Quirinus
* LST-1152 / Sweetwater County

Other operators

Argentina (merchant marine)|

* Altamar (ex-Chiron)

Argentine Navy|

* Cabo San Bartolome (ex-LST-851)
* Cabo San Diego (ex-LST-995)
* Cabo San Francisco de Paula (ex-LST-998)
* Cabo San Gonzalo (ex-LST-872)
* Cabo San Isidro (ex-LST-919)
* Cabo San Pablo (ex-LST-994)
* BDT-8 (ex-LST-869)
* BDT-9 (ex-LST-1057)
* Cabo Pio (ex-LST-1044)
* Cabo San Sebastian (ex-LST-1108)
* BDT-12 (ex-LST-1104)
* Cabo Buen Tiempo (ex-LST-801)
* Cabo San Vincente (ex-LST-734)

Brazilian Navy|

* Belmonte (ex-Helios)
* Garcia D'Avila (ex–Outagamie County)

Chilean Navy|

* Aguila (ex-Aventinus)
* Comandante Hemmerdinger (ex–New London County)
* Comandante Araya (ex–Nye County)

Republic of China Navy|

* Chung Hai (ex-LST-755)
* Chung Chuan (ex-LST-640)
* Chung Hsing (ex-LST-557)
* Chung Chien (ex-LST-716)
* Chung Chi (ex-LST-1017)
* Chung Cheng (ex-LST-1075)
* Chung Shun (ex-LST-732)
* Chung Hsun (ex-LST-993)
* Chung Lien (ex-LST-1050)
* Chung Yung (ex-LST-574)
* Chung Sheng (ex-LST(H)-1033)
* Chung Kong (ex-LST-945)
* Chung Hai / Kao Hsiung (ex–Dukes County)
* Heng Shan / Chung Chuan (ex-LST-1030)
* Chung Fu (ex–Iron County)
* Chung Cheng (ex–Lafayette County)
* Chung Chiang (ex–San Bernardino County)
* Chung Chin (ex–Sagadahoc County)
* Chung Ming (ex–Sweetwater County)
* Chung Pang (ex–LST-578)
* Chung Yeh (ex–Sublette County)
* Chung Yeh (ex-LST-717)
* ex-LST(H)-929
* ex-LST-991
* ex-LST-993
* ex-LST-1008

People's Liberation Army Navy|

* Dabie Shan (ex-LST-1008)

Ecuadorian Navy|

* Hualcopo (ex–Summit County)

French Navy|

* Odet (ex-LST-815)
* Chélif (ex-LST-874)
* Adour (ex-LST-860)
* Golo (ex-LST-973)

German Navy|

* Odin (ex-Ulysses)
* Wotan (ex-Diomedes)
* Bamberg (ex–Greer County)
* Bochum (ex–Rice County)
* Bottrup (ex–Saline County)
* ex–Millard County
* ex–Montgomery County

Hellenic Navy|

* Ikaria (ex–Potter County)
* Kriti (ex–Page County)

Indonesian Navy|

* Tandjung Nusanive (ex–Lawrence County)
* Teluk Langsa (ex–Solano County)
* Teluk Bayur (ex-LST-616)
* Teluk Amboina
* Teluk Kau (ex-T-LST-652)
* Teluk Ratai (ex–Presque Isle (APB-44))
* Teluk Saleh (ex–Clarke County)
* Teluk Bone (ex–Iredell County)
* Jaya Wijaya (ex-Askari)
* Tandjung Radja (ex–Russell County)

Imperial Iranian Navy|

* Sohrab (ex-Gordius)

Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force|

* Hayatomo (ex–Hamilton County)
* Ōsumi (ex–Daggett County)
* Shimokita (ex–Hillsdale County)
* Shiretoko (ex–Nansemond County)

Republic of Korea Navy|

* Duk Soo (ex-Minotaur)
* Un Bong (ex-LST-1010)
* Wi Bong (ex–Johnson County)
* Suyeong (ex–Kane County)
* Buk Han (ex–Linn County)
* Hwa San (ex–Pender County)

Royal Malaysian Navy|

* Sri Langkawi (ex–Hunterdon County)
* Sri Banggi (ex–Henry County)
* Rajah Jarom (ex–Sedgwick County)

Mexican Navy|

* Rio Panuco (ex–Park County)
* Manzanillo (ex–Clearwater County)
* Rio Grijalva (ex-Megara)

Royal Netherlands Navy|

* LST 2 / Pelikaan (ex–LST-627)
* LST 3 (ex–LST-1040)
* LST 4 (ex–LST-585)

Philippine Navy|

* Aklan / Kamagong (ex-Romulus)
* Narra (ex-Krishna)
* Yakal (ex–Vĩnh Long)
* Pampanga (ex-LST-842)
* Bulacan (ex-LST-843)
* Albay (ex-LST-865)
* Misamis Oriental (ex-LST-875)
* Agusan del Sur (ex–Nha Trang)
* Sierra Madre (ex–Mỹ Tho)
* Zamboanga de Sur (ex–Cam Ranh)
* Surigao del Sur (ex-LST-546)
* Cagayan (ex–Hickman County)
* Ilocos Norte (ex–Madera County)
* Lanao del Norte (ex-LST-566)
* Leyte del Sur (ex-LST-607)
* Davao Oriental (ex-Ōsumi)
* Benguet (ex–Daviess County)
* Aurora (ex–Harris County)
* Cavite (ex-Shimokita)
* Samar del Norte (ex-Shiretoko)
* Cotabato del Norte (ex–Orleans Parish)
* Tawi-Tawi (ex-T-LST-1072)
* Kalinga Apayao (ex–Cần Thơ)

Republic of Singapore Navy|

* Endurance (ex–Holmes County)
* Excellence (ex-LST-629)
* Intrepid (ex-LST-579)
* Resolution (ex-T-LST-649)
* Persistence (ex-LST-613)
* Perseverance (ex-T-LST-623)

Royal Thai Navy|

* Angthong (ex-LST-924)
* Chang (ex–Lincoln County)
* Pangan (ex–Stark County)
* Lanta (ex–Stone County)
* Prathong (ex–Dodge County)

Turkish Naval Forces|

* Onaran (ex-Alecto)
* Başaran (ex-Patroclus)
* Bayraktar (ex-Bottrup)
* Sancaktar (ex-Bochum)

Royal Navy (United Kingdom)|

* LST-1021

United States Army|

* FS-751 (ex-LST-1047)
* LST-694
* LST-715
* LST-742
* LST-883

Bolivarian Navy of Venezuela|

* Capana (ex-LST-907)
* Guayana (ex-Quirinus)

Republic of Vietnam Navy|

* Cam Ranh (ex–Marion County)
* Đà Nẵng (ex–Maricopa County)
* Vũng Tàu (ex–Coconino County)
* Nha Trang (ex–Jerome County)
* Mỹ Tho (ex–Harnett County)
* Cần Thơ (ex–Garrett County)
* Vĩnh Long (ex-Satyr)

Vietnam People's Navy|

* Trần Khánh Dư (ex–Đà Nẵng)
* HQ-503 (ex-Vũng Tàu)

* Preceded by: LST-491 class
* Followed by: Talbot County class

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Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in 1979

Shipwrecks|

* 8 Jan: Betelgeuse
* 19 Jan: Glacier Queen
* 29 Mar: USCGC Cuyahoga
* 30 Mar: Angelina Lauro
* 13 May: R. B. Hendrickson
* 16 May: Zerstörer 1
* 17 May: HMAS Air Sprite
* 3 Aug: Atlantic Empress
* 3 Jul: Kairali
* 19 Jul: USS Tiru
* 24 Sep: Angelina Lauro
* 12 Oct: USS Alfred A. Cunningham
* 4 Nov: Aeolian Sky
* 6 Nov: Pool Fisher
* 15 Nov: Independența
* November (unknown date): Berge Vanga, Jayawang
* 1 Dec: Nickel Ferry
* 6 Dec: Malmi
* 14 Dec: Caroline of Leigh
* 20 Dec: Ulysses

Other incidents|

* 21 Feb: Saint Germain
* 15 Mar: Kurdistan
* 19 Jul: Atlantic Empress
* 8 Aug: Wildrake
* September (unknown date): USS Ozark
* 26 Dec: Lindblad Explorer
* Unknown date: Gloria Michelle

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