Uss whetstone lsd27, uss thomaston lsd28, uss plymouth rock lsd 29, uss fort snelling lsd30, uss point defiance lsd31, uss spiegel grove. Naval history blog blog archive operation frequent wind. Uss thomaston lsd 28, 19541992 thomaston, the lead ship of her class of dock landing ship, was commissioned in september 1954 at pascagoula, mississippi, and ordered to the arctic and aleutian islands. Uss thomaston lsd 28 class photo page 1 of 4 shipmates photos pages. Uss thomaston lsd28 conducted numerous troop and supply landings with small boats at da nang, cam ranh bay, song co chien river area, and cua viet river area from 1965 to 1972 note. Uss fort marion lsd22 navigated saigon river to dock in saigon during february 1966 uss whetstone lsd27 anchored as long term boat haven for repairs of smaller vessels on qui nhon bay during junejuly 1965 uss thomaston lsd28 conducted dredge lift on saigon river during november 1964. She was named for thomaston, maine, which was the home of general henry knox, the first secretary of war. Us navy uss enterprise cvw11 1988 cruise squadron patch. Lsd 28 collard shirt with embroidered lsd lsd 28 tshirt with embroidered lsd lsd 28 hat with embroidered lsd lsd 28 jacket back with embroidered logo lsd 28 jacket embroidered flag on arm lsd 28 jacket front embroidered logo and thomaston lsd 28 tommy logo patch. Navy landing ship patches lst, lsd flying tigers surplus. Struck from the naval register, february 2, 1992 laid up in the national defense. Navy aviation fighter attack squadron vf 31 military patch fighting 31 felix with bomb.
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Came from a crewman along with his vietnam hunting club patch. Compared to the ashland and casa grande class dock landing ships of world war ii, the ships of this class were about a third larger and five knots faster. The uss thomaston lsd28 has some interesting links in their website that i thought i. Uss ashland lsd 1, uss belle grove lsd 2, uss carter hall lsd 3, uss epping forest lsd 4, uss gunston hall lsd 5, uss lindenwald lsd 6, uss oak hill lsd 7, uss white marsh lsd 8, uss casa grande lsd, uss rushmore lsd 14, uss shadwell lsd 15, uss cabildo lsd 16, uss catamount lsd 17, uss.
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Thomaston, the lead ship of her class of dock landing ship, was commissioned in september 1954 at pascagoula. Uss thomaston lsd28 en route to san diego in the 1980s. Tom hammens photos of the spiegel grove display at the florida dive museum. Navshipso navsea shipbuilding support office norfolk naval shipyard code 284, bldg 705 portsmouth, va 237091020 757 9673484 757 9672957 fax. Uss thomaston lsd 28 was the lead ship of her class of dock landing ship of the united states navy. She was named for thomaston, maine, the home of general henry knox, the first secretary of war to serve under the united states constitution.
Amphibious ship patches navy patches popular patch. Thomaston lsd 28 was laid down on 3 march 1953 at pascagoula, miss. The class was designed and approved in the early 1950s. I was attached to thomaston from feb 1973 to mar 1975. Uss thomaston lsd 28 thomaston lsd 28 was laid down on 3 march 1953 at pascagoula miss. Uss whetstone lsd27, uss thomaston lsd28, uss plymouth rock lsd29, uss fort snelling lsd30, uss point defiance lsd31, uss spiegel grove. Uss thomaston lsd 28 amphibious dock landing ship us navy. This cap is available in a 5 panel high profile or 6 panel low profile styling and are fully customizable. Uss thomaston lsd28 was the lead ship of her class of dock landing ship of the united states navy. Uss thomaston lsd 28 19541984 the uss thomaston lsd 28 was the lead ship of her class of dock landing ships of the united states navy. Lsd33 uss alamo dock landing ship patch usnavypatch. Please keep in mind that this list does only include records of people who submitted their information for publication on this website. Navy landing ship patches lst, lsd navy ship patches flying tigers surplus page 7.
Uss rushmore lsd 14 uss shadwell lsd 15 uss comstock lsd 19 uss donner lsd 20 uss thomaston lsd 28 uss plymouth rock lsd 29 uss fort snelling lsd 30 uss spiegel grove lsd 32 uss spiegel grove lsd 32 uss alamo lsd 33 uss hermitage lsd 34 uss anchorage lsd 36 uss portland lsd 37 uss mount vernon lsd 39 uss mount vernon. Commissioned on november 29, 1954, she was assigned to the atlantic fleet. The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the uss thomaston lsd 28. Surface ship lcx, lhx, lkx, lpx, lsx and amphibious staff insignia, logo and patch. Uss thomaston lsd 28 ship patch navy landing ship patches lst, lsd flying tigers surplus. The uss thomaston lsd28 was laid down on 3 march 1953 at pascagoula, miss. Decommissioned after 30 years of service on september 28, 1984, the thomaston was stricken from the navy list on february 24, 1992. Which navy shipsunits are agent orange eligible 1st lt.
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Uss thomaston lsd28 naval history and heritage navy. Following an extensive overhaul at san diego from 28 june to 18 december 1967, thomaston departed her home port on 21 february 1968 for her regular deployment to westpac. United states navy lsd 33 uss alamo thomaston class dock landing ship military patch we deliver height. Thomaston was the home of general henry knox, the first secretary of war to serve under the united states constitution. Relieved at vung tau by point defiance lsd 1 on 6 march, thomaston sailed for repairs at subic bay, en route home via hong kong, okinawa, yokosuka, and pearl harbor. Named after thomaston, maine, the home town of general henry knox, the first secretary of war to serve under the united states constitution, the uss thomaston was the first thomaston class dock landing ship. The maintenance operation, and repair of such equipment as. Uss plymouth rock association official website on the world wide web. Uss fort marion lsd22 navigated saigon river to dock in saigon during february 1966 see other category uss whetstone lsd27 anchored as long term boat haven for repairs of smaller vessels on qui nhon bay during junejuly 1965 see other category uss thomaston lsd28 conducted dredge lift on saigon river during november 1964.
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