United States Navy Michigan-Related Ships: USS Washtenaw County, USS William C. Lawe, USS Gerald R. Ford, USS Weiss, USS Detroit, USS Saginaw

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 64. Chapters: USS Washtenaw County, USS William C. Lawe, USS Gerald R. Ford, USS Weiss, USS Detroit, USS Saginaw, USS St. Clair County, USS Wexford County, USS Douglas H. Fox, USS Marsh, USS Mackinac, USS LST-266, USS Calhoun County, USCGC Escanaba, USS Lenawee, USS Alcona, USS Michigan, USS Lake County, USS Kent County, USS George, USS Iron County, USS Hammerberg, USS Berrien, USS Saginaw Bay, USS Raby, USS Auburn, USCGC Mackinaw, USS Balduck, USS LST-1038, USS Burdo, USS Flint, USS Cronin, USS Allegan, USS Harry L. Corl, USS Kalamazoo, USNS Sgt. George Peterson, USS Marquette, USS LST-835, USS Muskegon, USS Cheboygan County, USS Midland, USS Clinton, USS Pontiac, USS Isle Royale, USS Oswald A. Powers, USS Antrim, USS Ionita, USS Charlevoix, USS LST-482, USS Grand Island, USS Grand Rapids, USS PC-1138, USS Dearborn, USS Gaynier. Excerpt: 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. Originally laid down as LST-1166 on 29 November 1951 at Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin by the Christy Shipbuilding Corporation. The ship was launched on 22 November 1952, sponsored by Miss Dorothy Christenson; and commissioned at the New Orleans Naval Station on 29 October 1953 with Lieutenant Commander Mack D. Ellis in command. The tank landing ship departed New Orleans on 28 November 1953 to join Landing Ship Flotilla 2, Atlantic Fleet, based at Little Creek, Virginia. There, she first joined the Amphibious Operational Training Element for seven weeks of shakedown training, following which she participated in amphibious operations at Vieques Island near Puerto Rico as a unit of LST Squadron 4. Routine operations out of the amphibious base at Little Creek occupied her time thr...