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Contributed by Al Grazevich

USS La Moure County (LST-1194)

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Romeo - Kilo - Xray NRKX

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Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons



Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - Navy Unit Commendation (2) - Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation (2) - Navy Battle "E" Ribbon (5)
Second Row - Navy Expeditionary Medal (2-Iran/Indian Ocean & Lebanon) - National Defense Service Medal - Southwest Asia Service Medal
Third Row - Humanitarian Services Medal - Coast Guard Special Operations Service Ribbon - Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kuwait)

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Final Disposition, stripped of all useable material, sunk as a target during UNITAS 2001, at location: 032° 49' 08.0" North, 074° 17' 09.0" West, at a depth of 1841 fathoms

USS La Moure County was the second U.S. Naval vessel to bear the name La Moure County. She is the sixteenth ship of the twenty ship Newport tank landing ship class, which replaced the traditional bow door design LST. Two derrick arms support a thirty-ton, 112-foot bow ramp for the unloading of tanks and other vehicles ashore, additionally, amphibious vehicles can be launched from the tank deck via the ship's stern gate and the ship's flight deck can accommodate most Navy helicopter types.

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Specifications:
Displacement 5,190 t.(lt), 8,550 t.(fl)
Length 522' 3" (ovl)
Beam 69' 9 1/2" (max)
Draft max forward (fl) 13' 6", max aft (fl) 16' 3" 15'
Speed 27 kts. max.

Complement

14 Officers

15 CPO

226 Other Enlisted

Troop Accommodations

18 Officers

21 SNCO

268 Other Enlisted

Boats

three 36' LCVPs

one 36' LCPL

Aircraft

flight deck one spot

Armament

As Built

two twin 3"/50 cal. dual purpose gun mounts

Upgraded

two .25mm chain guns

six .50 cal machine guns

one 20mm Phalanx (CIWS)

Propulsion

six 16 cylinder ALCO 16-251E main propulsion diesel engines

two shafts, three engines per shaft, shaft horsepower 15,000

two controllable reversible pitch propellers, twin rudders

three ALCO 251-C, 8 cylinder generator sets, 750KW

one 800 hp variable thrust bowthruster

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Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description		Contributed By
	33k	USS La Moure County (LST-1194), date and location unknown. US Navy photo		Craig LaBarge
	21k	USS La Moure County (LST-1194),s bow ramp in operation during 1973-1974 Med cruise.		Craig LaBarge
	148k	USS La Moure County (LST-1194) underway, date and location unknown. US Navy photo		LST-883 web site
	64k	USS La Moure County (LST-1194) closing to fuel from RFA Grey Rover in the North Atlantic, February 1984. Photo George Mortimore.		Robert Hurst
	63k	USS La Moure County (LST-1194) underway, date and location unknown. US Navy photo		USS La Moure County (LST-1194) web site
	77k	USS La Moure County (LST-1194) underway, date and location unknown. ©Atlantic Fleet Sales, Norfolk, VA.		Robert M. Cieri
	87k	USS La Moure County (LST-1194) exiting San Diego Bay, outbound to sea, date unknown. Varamar Arts canvas print		Tommy Trampp
	132k	USS La Moure County (LST-1194) underway, date and location unknown.		Richard Miller BMCS USNR Ret. and Dan Decker USS Racine 1976-78
	141k	USS Puget Sound (AD-38) with USS Connole (FF-1056) and USS La Moure County (LST-1194) alongside, at Beirut Lebanon, circa 1983		Photos by Michael Brown USS Puget Sound
	86k	USS La Moure County (LST-1194) moored pierside at the Norfolk Shipbuilding and Drydock Corp., Norfolk, VA,, piers for overhaul work, 31 August 1991. DN-ST-92-04196 DVIC photo # DN-ST-92-04196 by Don S. Montgomery USN, Ret., from the collections of the Defense Visual Information Center		Bill Gonyo
1016119426>/font>	232k	USS La Moure County (LST-1194) underway, 16 February 1993, location unknown. U.S. Navy photo by PH2 John Bivera, U.S. DefenseImagery photo VIRIN: DN-SC-93-02813		Robert Hurst
	72k	USS La Moure County (LST-1194) moored pierside at Eastport, ME., 4 July 1996.		Wendell McLaughlin
	71k	USS La Moure County (LST-1194) moored at NAB Little Creek shortly before deploying for the annual UNITAS 37-96 deployment on 25 July 1996.		Photo by Ward Creech SK2 USN USS Spartanburg County 1988-91
	126k	USS La Moure County (LST-1194) moored pierside, date and location unknown.		Gerd Metthes
	87k	USS La Moure County (LST-1194) underway, date and location unknown.		Gerd Metthes
	82k	USS La Moure County (LST-1194) underway, date and location unknown.		Tommy Trampp
	66k	USS La Moure County (LST-1194) underway probably near Cape Horn in the Beagle Passage during her UNITAS 37-96 deployment in July 1996.		Gerd Metthes
	91k	USS La Moure County (LST-1194) underway during UNITAS 37-96 on 25 July 1996. During the annual five month UNITAS deployment a US Navy task group circumnavigated South America while conducting combined exercises with participating navies. US Navy photo # 960725-N-1030S-002 by PH1 J. Slaughenhaupt.		Bill Gonyo
	83k	Caleta Cifuncho Bay, Chile, : On 12 September 2000, USS La Moure County (LST-1194) was preparing for an amphibious landing, part of the annual UNITAS exercise, and was operating with the Chilean LST Valdivia (ex-USS San Bernardino [LST 1189], a sister ship transferred to Chile several years ago). In the darkness and fog, La Moure County drove ashore on the coast of Chile and was pulled off the rocks by a Chilean Naval ocean tug that was accompanying the LSTs. La Moure County anchored in Cifuncho Bay to evaluate the damage. Unofficial damage reports indicated massive damage to the hull and destruction of her propulsion systems. US Navy photo		Joe Radigan MACM USN Ret
	46k	Long distance view of USS La Moure County (LST-1194) and the Chilean LST Valdivia (ex-USS San Bernardino [LST 1189] at Caleta Cifuncho Bay, Chile after La Moure County grounded there on 12 September 2000.		Pete Skoutas
	43k	Caleta Cifuncho Bay, Chile. Following the grounding on the rocky coast of Chile, 12 September 2000, USS La Moure County (LST-1194) under went emergency repairs in Cifuncho Bay, to make her seaworthy for the 700 mile tow to Talcahuano, Chile. After getting underway October 28th, she arrived at Talcahuano on the 31st, under tow by the Chilean icebreaker Oscar Viel Toro. This was her final port, as repairs to her severely damaged hull and machinery were judged to be uneconomical. She is seen here at anchor in Cifuncho Bay, where she lay from September 12th to October 28th. US Navy photo		USS La Moure County Web Site
	48k	Ex-USS La Moure County (LST-1194), sunk as a target, 10 July 2001. As part of the annual UNITAS exercise she was towed offshore and expended as a target by gun fire, surface to surface missiles and finally finished off with submarine-launched torpedoes. US Navy photo.		Gerd Metthes
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For more information about USS La Moure County, see; Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships (DANFS) The USS LST Ship Memorial LST Home Port State LST Chapters United States LST Association

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Commanding Officers
01	CDR. Rogers, Robert Burnett: RADM	18 December 1971 - 12 July 1973
02	CDR. Sabine, Frederick Ralph	12 July 1973 - 20 June1975
03	CDR. Hancock Jr., Richard James	20 June 1975 - 17 June 1977
04	CDR. Schneider, Edward Ludwig	17 June 1977 - 21 June 1979
05	CDR. Gautier, James Berry	21 June 1979 - 18 December 1981
06	CDR. Henderson, Harry Gene, USN (USNA 1966)	18 December 1981 - 25 January 1984
07	CAPT. Busch, John Robert	25 January 1984 - 7 February 1986
08	CDR. Swientek, Francis Martin, USN (USNA 1966)	7 February 1986 - 20 May 1987
09	CDR. Ries, Stephen Hamilton, USN (USNA 1968) (temporary)	20 May 1987 - May 1987
10	CDR. Faneuf III, Leo Joseph, USN (USNA 1969)	May 1987 - 7 June 1989
11	CDR. Duffy, Raymond Andrew	7 June 1989 - 4 June 1991
12	CDR. Hammond, Gary Richard, USN (USNA 1972)	4 June 1991 - 15 March 1993
13	CDR. Bookert, Reubin Bernard :RADM	15 March 1993 - 21 July 1995
13	CDR. Holman, Thomas Dailey	21 July 1995 - 17 January 1997
15	CDR. Muldoon, John Joseph, USNR (USNA 1979)	17 January 1997 - 21 September 1998
16	CDR. O'Connor, Ann Catherine	21 September 1998 - 5 May 2000
17	CDR. Johnson, Randall Lee	5 May 2000 - 22 September 2000
18	CAPT. Moore, Michael McQueen	22 September 2000 - 17 November 2000

Courtesy Wolfgang Hechler and Ron Reeves

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

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