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Washtenaw County (MSS-2) underway in Haiphong harbor, North Vietnam in June 1973. By running the channel to Haiphong, Washtenaw County verified that all U.S. mines had been cleared.
History
United States
Name
USS Washtenaw County
Namesake
Washtenaw County, Michigan
Builder
Christy Shipbuilding Corporation, Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin
Laid down
29 November 1951
Launched
22 November 1952
Commissioned
29 October 1953, as USS LST-1166
Decommissioned
August 1973
Renamed
USS Washtenaw County, 1 July 1955
Reclassified
MSS-2 (Special Device Minesweeper), 9 February 1973
Stricken
30 August 1973
Identification
IMO number: 7743405
Honours and awards
Vietnam
17 battle stars
2 Presidential Unit Citations
2 Navy Unit Commendations
4 Meritorious Unit Commendations
Fate
Undergoing restoration to museum ship (presently on hold)
USS Washtenaw County (LST-1166) was a Terrebonne Parish-class tank landing ship in commission in the United States Navy from 1953 to 1973. Named for Washtenaw County, Michigan, she was the only U.S. Navy vessel to bear the name. It is currently derelict. In October 2008, it was reported to be at the southeastern tip of Lord Island on the Columbia River in Rainier, Oregon at 46°07′18″ N 123°00′51″ W next to the Oregon shoreline.[1] It is listed as a derelict vessel by the interagency Derelict Vessel Task Force, and has suffered damage from vandalism and looting between 2005 and 2008. While some had hoped to restore the ship as a museum ship, there is no funding or plan to do so.
^"Temporary Safety Zone: LST-1166 Safety Zone, Southeastern Tip of Lord Island, Columbia River, Rainier, OR". Federal Register. US Coast Guard. 27 October 2008. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
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