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USS San Joaquin County (LST-1122)
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USS LST-1122 (1945 - 1955)

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Bravo - Lima - Hotel
NBLH

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation - American Campaign Medal
Second Row - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp)
Third Row - National Defense Service Medal (2) - Korean Service Medal (5) - Vietnam Service Medal (1)
Fourth Row - Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit Citation - United Nations Service Medal - Republic of Korea War Service Medal (retroactive)

LST-542 Class Tank Landing Ship:

Laid down, 30 October 1944, at Chicago Bridge and Iron Co. Seneca, IL.

Launched, 24 January 1945

Commissioned USS LST-1122, at New Orleans, LA., 14 February 1945, LT. Leslie L. Hutchinson, USNR in command

During World War II USS LST-1122 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater:
LST Flotilla Thirty-Two; CAPT. CAPT. D. J. Sweeny;
LST Group Ninety-Six; CDR. J. M. Dod USNR;
LST Division One Hundred Ninety-Two

Following World War II USS LST-1122 was assigned to Occupation service in the Far East for the following periods:

Navy Occupation Service Medal
15 September to 28 October 1945
10 November to 2 December1945

Decommissioned, 15 June 1949, at San Diego, CA.

Laid up in the Pacific Reserve Fleet, San Diego Group

Recommissioned, 3 November 1950

During the Korean War USS LST-1122 participated in the following campaigns:

Campaign and Dates	Campaign and Dates
Korean War Campaigns
First UN Counter Offensive 16 March to 11 April 1951	Third Korean Winter 12 to 30 April 1953
Communist China Spring Offensive 12 to 29 May 1951	Korean Summer-Fall 1953 1 to 13 May 1953 25 to 26 June 1953 6 to 7 July 1953 12 to 22 July and 27 July 1953
UN Summer-Fall Offensive 9 to 10 September 1952 24 September to 21 October 1952

Named USS San Joaquin County (LST-1122), 1 July 1955

During the Vietnam War USS San Joaquin County (LST-1122) participated in the following campaign:

Campaign and Dates
Vietnam War Campaign
Vietnamese Counteroffensive - Phase II 28 January to 25 February 1967

Decommissioned, 26 September 1969, at Bremerton, WA.

Laid up in the Pacific Reserve Fleet, Bremerton Group

Struck from the Naval Register, 1 May 1972

USS San Joaquin County earned five battle stars for the Korean War and one campaign star for the Vietnam War

Final Disposition, sold for scrapping, 1 September 1974, by Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service (DRMS)

Specifications:

Displacement

1,625 t.(lt)

4,080 t.(fl) (sea-going draft w/1675 ton load)

2,366 t.

Length 328' o.a.

Beam 50'

Draft

light 2' 4" fwd, 7' 6" aft

sea-going 8' 3" fwd, 14' 1" aft

landing 3' 11" fwd, 9' 10" aft (landing w/500 ton load)

limiting 11' 2"

maximum navigation 14' 1"

Speed 11.6 kts. (trial)

Endurance 24,000 miles @ 9kts. while displacing 3960 tons

Complement

13 officers

104 enlisted

Troop Accommodations

16 officers

147 enlisted

Boats 2 LCVP

Cargo Capacity (varied with mission - payloads between 1600 and 1900 tons)

Typical loads

One Landing Craft Tank (LCT), tanks, wheeled and tracked vehicles, artillery, construction equipment and military supplies. A ramp or elevator forward allowed vehicles access to tank deck from main deck

Additional capacity included sectional pontoons carried on each side of vessel amidships, to either build Rhino Barges or use as causeways. Married to the bow ramp, the causeways would enabled payloads to be delivered ashore from deeper water or where a beachhead would not allow the vessel to be grounded forward after ballasting

Armament (varied with availability when each vessel was outfitted. Retro-fitting was accomplished throughout WWII. The ultimate armament design for United States vessels was

2 - Twin 40MM gun mounts w/Mk. 51 directors

4 - Single 40MM gun mounts

12 single 20MM gun mounts

Fuel Capacity

Diesel 4,300 Bbls

Propulsion

two General Motors 12-567A, 900hp Diesel engines

single Falk Main Reduction Gears

three Diesel-drive 100Kw 230V D.C. Ship's Service Generators

two propellers, 1,700shp

twin rudders

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description	Source
USS LST-1122
	15k	USS LST-1122 at anchor, date and location unknown.	LST-1122 Home Port web site
	10k	USS LST-1122 beached to starboard of USS LST-827 in Korea, circa 1951.	LST Home Port web site
USS San Joaquin County (LST-1122)
	131k	*USS San Joaquin County* (LST-1122)'s starboard propeller being removed/changed by divers from USS Ajax (AR-6)** date and location unknown. US Navy photo.	Joe Radigan MACM USN Ret.
	134k	*USS San Joaquin County* (LST-1122)** moored pierside at Naval Station Guam in 1968.	Photo by Larry Roszkowiak
	450k	*USS San Joaquin County* (LST-1122) moored pierside astern of USS Wandank (ATA-204)** at Naval Supply Depot Guam, circa 1967-68.	Photo by Eli Blanco RM3, USS Wandank 1967-1968
	123k	*USS San Joaquin County* (LST-1122)** moored Chichi Jima in 1968.	Photo by Larry Roszkowiak
	56k	*USS San Joaquin County* (LST-1122)** moored pierside Naval Station Yokosuka, Japan in 1968.	Photo by Larry Roszkowiak
1016112207	270k	Local children visiting *USS San Joaquin County* (LST-1122)** during a visit to Eastern Caroline Island in October 1968. US Naval History and Heritage Command photo # UA 473.03.01	Mike Smolinski
	93k	*USS San Joaquin County* (LST-1122)** underway, circa 1968, location unknown. US Navy photo from "All Hands" magazine, January 1969	Joe Radigan MACM USN Ret.
1016112208 NH 82043	585k	*USS San Joaquin County* (LST-1122)** underway circa 1969, location unknown. US Naval History and Heritage Command photo #'s NH 82943, NH 82944 and NH 82942	Mike Smolinski
1016112209 NH 82944	755k
1016112210 NH 82942	714k

For more photos and information about USS San Joaquin County see;
Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships (DANFS)
The USS LST Ship Memorial
Mobile Riverine Force Association
LST Home Port
State LST Chapters
United States LST Association

Commanding Officers
01	LT. Hutchinson, Leslie L., USNR	14 February 1945 - August 1945
02	LT. Hood, Gail B., USNR	August 1945 - 14 November 1945
03	LTjg. Grimm, Hilmar G., USNR	14 November 1945 - March 1946
04	LTjg. Logan Jr., James Lester, USN	March 1946 - ?
05	LT. Lawrence, Edward Mitchell, USN	no date
	Decommissioned	15 June 1949 - 3 November 1950
06	LT. Outten Jr., Harold Rawlings, USN	1955 - 9 October 1957
07	LT. Wilda, Gerald Louis, USN	9 October 1957 - 23 August 1958
08	LT. Branch, Alvin Deon, USN (USNA 1951)	23 August 1958 - 30 September 1859
09	LCDR. Mann, Philip Leland, USN	30 September 1959 - 7 March 1962
10	LCDR. Dievendorff, Frank, USN	7 March 1962 - 15 September 1964
11	LCDR/CDR. Howe, Richard Bradford, USN	15 September 1964 - 13 July 1966
12	LCDR. English Jr., Francis Willard, USN	13 July 1966 - 23 August 1966
13	LT. Woody, Melvin Reuben, USN (acting)	23 August 1966 - 3 September 1966
14	LCDR. English Jr., Francis Willard, USN	3 September 1966 - 27 September 1967
15	LT/LCDR. Trainer, William Perry, USN	27 September 1967 - 26 February 1969
16	LT. LaPlante, John Baptiste, USN (USNA 1962) :VADM	26 February 1969 - 26 September 1969


Courtesy Wolfgang Hechler and Ron Reeves

Crew Contact And Reunion Information
U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log

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USS San Joaquin County (LST-1122)ex USS LST-1122 (1945 - 1955)

USS San Joaquin County (LST-1122)
ex
USS LST-1122 (1945 - 1955)