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U.S.S. LAMOURE COUNTY

(LST-1194)

STRENGTH FROM THE SEA

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USS LAMOURE COUNTY (LST-1194 ) - a Newport-class tank landing ship

In Commission 1971 to 2000

LST-1194 Deployments - Major Events

Add a LST-1194 Shellback Initiation Add a LST-1194 Deployment - Major Event
Month Year to Month Year Deployment / Event
MAY1970-Keel Date: 22 MAY 1970
at National Steel and Shipbuilding Company San Diego CA
FEB1971-Launch Date: 13 FEB 1971
DEC1971-Commissioned: 18 DEC 1971
DEC1971-DEC1972Panama Canal
MAR1972-MAR1972Guantanamo Bay
SEP1973-MAY1974Mediterranean
SEP1975-NOV1975North Atlantic
AUG1976-NOV1976NATO Float
DEC1977-FEB1978Blue Nose - Arctic Circle
DEC1977-FEB1978undercover ambush 1 & 2
APR1980-OCT1980North Atlantic-Med-Indian Ocean
JUL1980- Shellback Initiation - 25 JUL 1980 - Indian Ocean
JUL1980- Shellback Initiation - 25 JUL 1980 - Indian Ocean
JUL1980-Shellback Initiation - 25 JUL 1980 - Indian Ocean
DEC1982-DEC1982Mediterranean-Lebanon
JAN1984-APR1984Blue Nose - Arctic Circle
JUN1985-DEC1985Mediterranean-Lebanon
JUN1985-DEC1985Mediterranean-Indian Ocean
JUN1985-DEC1985North Atlantic-Med-Indian Ocean
JUN1985-Shellback Initiation - 6 JUN 1985 - Pacific Ocean
JUL1985-DEC1985Mediterranean-Lebanon
JUL1985-DEC1985Mediterranean-Indian Ocean
MAY1987-Shellback Initiation - 20 MAY 1987 - Atlantic Ocean
JUL1987-Shellback Initiation - 23 JUL 1987 - Indian Ocean
JUL1987-Shellback Initiation - 23 JUL 1987 - Atlantic Ocean
JAN1989-JAN1992Desert Shield
SEP1990-MAY1991Mediterranean-Indian Ocean-Persian Gulf
APR1992-MAY1992Blue Nose - Arctic Circle
OCT1992-APR1993Med Deployment/Operation Provide Promise
OCT1992-APR1993Mediterranean
OCT1992-APR1993Operation Provide Promise
JUN1994-DEC1994UNITAS
JUN1996-NOV1996UNITAS
SEP1996-Shellback Initiation - 8 SEP 1996 - Atlantic Ocean
JUN1998-NOV1998UNITAS
NOV2000-Decommissioned: 17 NOV 2000

LST-1194 General Specifications

Class: Newport-class tank landing ship

Named for: La Moure County

Complement: 14 Officers and 241 Enlisted

Displacement: 5190 tons

Length: 523 feet 3 inches

Beam: 69 feet 9.5 inches

Flank Speed: 20 knots

Final Disposition: Sunk as a target July 2001