Warship Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2023: Old Lovely

[Talyn]

Above we see the 542-class tank landing ship USS Meeker County (LST-980) arriving at San Diego, California, on 6 September 1970, capping a four-year stint in Vietnam.

Warship Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2023: Old Lovely

Here at LSOZI, we take off every Wednesday for a look at the old steam/diesel navies of the 1833-1954 period and will profile a different ship each week. These ships have a life, a tale all their o…

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Meeker County

(LST‑980: dp. 1,625; l. 328'; b. 50'; dr. 11'; s. 12 k.; cpl. 226; a. 8 40mm., 12 20mm.; cl. LST‑511)

www.history.navy.mil

LST-542 type, cutaway model.

The modern incarnations of the LSTs.

Meet The Biggest And Baddest Class Of Ships In The US Army's Inventory

The US Navy doesn’t have a monopoly on big boats.

www.thedrive.com

The USN is looking at a similar type that the above does for $26 million, but for 7-10 times as much. More "gold-plating".

 

[HansGruber]

Huh.

That’s the county next to mine.

 

[Onewolf426]

My home 1986-1988. USS Robison DDG-12

 

[Talyn]

My home 1986-1988. USS Robison DDG-12
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The C.F Adams Class were pretty ships.

USS Robison (DDG 12)

Destroyer Photo Index DDG-12 USS ROBISON

 

[Talyn]

Charles F. Adams class guided missile destroyer DDG US Navy

 

[Cedric]

My entry for Warship Wednesday, 27 Dec 2023:

USS New York, BB-34 was my grandfather's home 1917 - 1919. Along with her sister ship, the Texas, were the last of the dreadnoughts. The New York operated in the North Atlantic, and was the flagship of Battleship Division 9 consisting of New York, Wyoming, Florida and Delaware which reinforced the British Grand Fleet porting in Scapa Flow. She then patrolled the North Sea. She was credited with the only kill of the division completely by accident by colliding with a U-boat. This is explained in the video.

A good video of the New York from construction through WWI and WWII is here:

Here is a painting of the New York returning to Brooklyn Navy Yard in 1919. We have a framed photo of the event from a different angle. My Mom and Dad had a portrait of BatDiv 9 commander, Adm Hugh Rodman which they donated to the Navy Museum in DC.

 

[3L120]

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Above we see the 542-class tank landing ship USS Meeker County (LST-980) arriving at San Diego, California, on 6 September 1970, capping a four-year stint in Vietnam.

Warship Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2023: Old Lovely

Here at LSOZI, we take off every Wednesday for a look at the old steam/diesel navies of the 1833-1954 period and will profile a different ship each week. These ships have a life, a tale all their o…

laststandonzombieisland.com

Meeker County

(LST‑980: dp. 1,625; l. 328'; b. 50'; dr. 11'; s. 12 k.; cpl. 226; a. 8 40mm., 12 20mm.; cl. LST‑511)

www.history.navy.mil

View attachment 49046
LST-542 type, cutaway model.

The modern incarnations of the LSTs.

Meet The Biggest And Baddest Class Of Ships In The US Army's Inventory

The US Navy doesn’t have a monopoly on big boats.

www.thedrive.com

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The USN is looking at a similar type that the above does for $26 million, but for 7-10 times as much. More "gold-plating".

But you skipped ver the post-Nam LSTs with the high bridge-type off-ramp.

 

[Talyn]

But you skipped ver the post-Nam LSTs with the high bridge-type off-ramp.

Feel free to add some info on that (pics & link(s) to more) to the thread.