USS LST-356
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USS LST-356 was an LST-1-class tank landing ship built for the United States Navy during World War II. She earned three battle stars during the war and was decommissioned in July 1946. In July 1955, she was assigned the name USS Bledsoe County (LST-356) in honor of Bledsoe County, Tennessee, but never saw active service under that name. Bledsoe County was struck from the Naval Vessel Register in September 1960 and sold for scrapping in March 1961. She was apparently sold into commercial service in 1962 instead, serving under several names over the next five years. In 1967, she was acquired by the Indonesian Navy and renamed KRI Teluk Tomini (508). In 2012, the ship was decommissioned and scrapped.[2]
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Name | LST-356 |
Builder | Charleston Navy Yard |
Laid down | 7 September 1942 |
Launched | 16 September 1942 |
Sponsored by | Mrs. Harold Rivington Parker |
Commissioned | 22 December 1942 |
Decommissioned | 2 July 1946 |
Renamed | Bledsoe County, 1 July 1955 |
Namesake | Bledsoe County |
Stricken | 1 September 1960 |
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Honors and awards | 3 battle stars (WWII) |
Fate | Sold for scrapping, 8 March 1961, but entered commercial service instead |
Indonesia | |
Name | Teluk Tomini |
Namesake | Gulf of Tomini |
Acquired | 9 February 1967 |
Decommissioned | 3 May 2012 |
Stricken | 3 May 2012 |
Homeport | Tanjung Priok |
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Fate | Scrapped, May 2012 |
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Length | 328 ft (100 m) |
Beam | 50 ft (15 m) |
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Propulsion | 2 General Motors 12-567 diesel engines, two shafts, twin rudders |
Speed | 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
Boats & landing craft carried | Two or six LCVPs |
Troops | 14–16 officers, 131–147 enlisted men |
Complement | 7–9 officers, 104–120 enlisted men |
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