USS Harnett County (AGP-821) in South Vietnamese waters, c. 1967–1970. Atop her flight deck is a Sikorsky H-34 Choctaw helicopter (left) and a Navy Helicopter Attack (Light) Squadron Three (HAL-3) "Seawolf" UH-1B Huey gunship.
History
United States
Name
USS LST-821
Builder
Missouri Valley Bridge & Iron Company, Evansville, Indiana
Laid down
19 September 1944
Launched
27 October 1944
Commissioned
14 November 1944
Decommissioned
March 1946
Renamed
USS Harnett County (LST-821), 1 July 1955
Namesake
Harnett County, North Carolina
Recommissioned
20 August 1966
Decommissioned
12 October 1970
Reclassified
AGP-821, 1970
Honors and awards
1 battle star (World War II)
9 battle stars, 2 Presidential Unit Citations, 3 Navy Unit Commendations (Vietnam)
Fate
Transferred to South Vietnam, 12 October 1970
South Vietnam
Name
RVNS My Tho
Namesake
Mỹ Tho
Acquired
12 October 1970
Identification
HQ-800
Fate
Transferred to the Philippines, 5 April 1976
Philippines
Name
BRP Sierra Madre
Namesake
Sierra Madre
Acquired
5 April 1976
Identification
LT-57
Fate
Deliberately grounded 1999 at Second Thomas Shoal (South China Sea). Remains in commission as a forward outport.[1]
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
16 officers, 147 enlisted men
Complement
7 officers, 104 enlisted men
Armament
1 × single 3"/50 caliber gun
8 × 40 mm guns
12 × 20 mm guns
USS LST-821, renamed USS Harnett County (LST-821/AGP-281), is an LST-542-class tank landing ship built for the United States Navy during World War II. She was named for Harnett County, North Carolina and was the only U.S. Naval vessel to bear the name. She served the United States Navy in World War II and the Vietnam War. She was transferred to South Vietnam's Republic of Vietnam Navy, which named her RVNS My Tho (HQ-800).
After the Vietnam War, Harnett County was transferred to the Philippine Navy, which named her BRP Sierra Madre (LT-57). In 1999, the Philippine government deliberately had her run aground on Second Thomas Shoal in the Spratly Islands to serve as an outpost of the Philippine Marine Corps to assert Philippine sovereignty in the country's dispute with China over the ownership of the Spratly Islands. She still serves that function as of 2024[update].
^"BRP Sierra Madre remains as PHL outpost in Ayungin Shoal despite sorry state". GMA Online. 22 March 2014. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
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