USS LST-1072
{{Short description|1945 LST Mk. 2-class tank-landing ship}}
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{{Infobox ship image |Ship image= USNS LST-1072 1950s.jpg |Ship caption= USNS LST-1072 photographed circa 1950s. }} {{Infobox ship career |Hide header= |Ship country=United States |Ship flag= {{USN flag|1946}} |Ship name= LST-1072 |Ship namesake= |Ship builder= Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard, Hingham, Massachusetts |Ship yard number= 3462{{sfn|Bethlehem-Hingham|2011}} |Ship laid down= 16 February 1945 |Ship launched= 20 March 1945 |Ship sponsor= Mrs. Florence Mitchell |Ship commissioned= 12 April 1945 |Ship decommissioned= 24 May 1946 |Ship in service= |Ship out of service= |Ship struck= 23 June 1947 |Ship identification=*Hull symbol: LST-1072
|Ship fate= Transferred to the Military Sea Transportation Service (MSTS), 2 April 1951 }} {{Infobox ship career |Hide header= title |Ship country=United States |Ship flag={{USN flag|1975}} |Ship name= T-LST-1072 |Ship namesake= |Ship operator= |Ship acquired= 2 April 1951 |Ship commissioned= |Ship decommissioned= |Ship identification= Hull symbol: T-LST-1066 |Ship struck= 20 June 1975 |Ship fate= Transferred to the Philippine Navy, 13 September 1976 }} {{Infobox ship career |Hide header= title |Ship country=Republic of the Philippines |Ship flag={{flagicon|Republic of the Philippines|naval}} |Ship name= Tawi Tawi |Ship namesake= The Province of Tawi Tawi |Ship operator= |Ship acquired= 13 September 1976 |Ship commissioned= |Ship decommissioned= |Ship identification= Hull symbol: LT-512 |Ship struck= |Ship fate= Scrapped, date unknown }} {{Infobox ship characteristics |Hide header= |Header caption={{sfn|Navsource|2016}} |Ship class={{sclass|LST-542|tank landing ship}} |Ship displacement={{LST-542 class tank landing ship displacement}} |Ship length={{LST-542 class tank landing ship length}} |Ship beam={{LST-542 class tank landing ship beam}} |Ship draft={{LST-542 class tank landing ship draft}} |Ship depth= |Ship power={{LST-542 class tank landing ship power}} |Ship propulsion={{LST-542 class tank landing ship propulsion}} |Ship speed= {{LST-542 class tank landing ship speed}} |Ship range={{LST-542 class tank landing ship range}} |Ship boats= {{LST-542 class tank landing ship boats}} |Ship capacity={{LST-542 class tank landing ship capacity}} |Ship troops=16 officers, 147 enlisted men |Ship complement=13 officers, 104 enlisted men |Ship armament={{LST-542 class tank landing ship armament}} |Ship armor= |Ship notes= }} {{Infobox service record | is_ship = yes | is_multi = | label = | partof = LST Flotilla 34 | codes = | commanders = | operations = | victories = | awards =
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USS LST-1072 was an {{sclass|LST-542|tank landing ship}} in the United States Navy. Like many of her class, she was not named and is properly referred to by her hull designation.
Construction
LST-1072 was laid down on 16 February 1945, at Hingham, Massachusetts, by the Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard; launched on 20 March 1945; sponsored by Mrs. Florence Mitchell; and commissioned on 16 March 1945.{{sfn|DANFS}}{{sfn|Navsource|2016}}
Service history
Following World War II, LST-1072 performed occupation duty in the Far East until early December 1945. She was transferred to the Military Sea Transportation Service (MSTS) on 2 April 1951, where she operated as USNS T-LST-1072.{{sfn|DANFS}} The ship was transferred to the Philippines, under the Security Assistance Program, on 13 September 1976. She was renamed Tawi Tawi (LT-512) and commissioned into the Philippine Navy. She was scrapped at an unknown date.{{sfn|Navsource|2016}}
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Bibliography
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Online resources
- {{cite DANFS
| url = https://www.history.navy.mil/research/histories/ship-histories/danfs/l/LST-1072.html
| title = LST-1072
| publisher = Naval History and Heritage Command
| access-date = 30 June 2017
| ref = {{sfnRef|DANFS}}
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- {{cite web
| url = http://shipbuildinghistory.com/shipyards/emergencylarge/bethhingham.htm
| title = Bethlehem-Hingham, Hingham MA
| publisher = www.ShipbuildingHistory.com
| date = 11 August 2011
| access-date = 30 June 2017
| ref = {{sfnRef|Bethlehem-Hingham|2011}}
}}
- {{cite web
| url = http://www.navsource.org/archives/10/16/161072.htm
| title= USS LST-1072
| publisher= Navsource.org
| date= 23 September 2016
| access-date= 30 June 2017
| ref= {{sfnRef|Navsource|2016}}
}}
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External links
- {{navsource|10/16/161072|USS LST-1072}}
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Category:LST-542-class tank landing ships
Category:Ships built in Hingham, Massachusetts
Category:World War II amphibious warfare vessels of the United States
Category:Ships transferred from the United States Navy to the Philippine Navy