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 Washtenaw County (MSS-2) underway in Haiphong harbor, North Vietnam in June 1973. By running the channel to Haiphong, Washtenaw County verified that all U.S. mines had been cleared.
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| History | |
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 United States | |
| Name | USS Washtenaw County |
| Namesake | Washtenaw County, Michigan |
| Builder | Christy Shipbuilding Corporation, Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin |
| Laid down | 29 November 1951 |
| Launched | 22 November 1952 |
| Commissioned | 29 October 1953, as USS LST-1166 |
| Decommissioned | August 1973 |
| Renamed | USS Washtenaw County, 1 July 1955 |
| Reclassified | MSS-2 (Special Device Minesweeper), 9 February 1973 |
| Stricken | 30 August 1973 |
| Identification | IMO number: 7743405 |
| Honours and awards | |
| Fate | Undergoing restoration to museum ship (presently on hold) |
| Badge | _insignia_1970.png) |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Terrebonne Parish-class tank landing ship |
| Displacement |
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| Length | 384 ft (117 m) |
| Beam | 55 ft (17 m) |
| Draft | 17 ft (5.2 m) |
| Propulsion | 4 × General Motors 16-278A diesel engines, 2 controllable pitch propellers |
| Speed | 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph) |
| Boats & landing craft carried | |
| Troops | 15 officers and 380 enlisted men |
| Complement | 16 officers and 189 enlisted men |
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| Aviation facilities | Helicopter landing deck |
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. It is currently derelict. In October 2008, it was reported to be at the southeastern tip of Lord Island on the Columbia River in Rainier, Oregon at 46°07′18″ N 123°00′51″ W next to the Oregon shoreline.[1] It is listed as a derelict vessel by the interagency Derelict Vessel Task Force, and has suffered damage from vandalism and looting between 2005 and 2008. While some had hoped to restore the ship as a museum ship, there is no funding or plan to do so.
- ^ "Temporary Safety Zone: LST-1166 Safety Zone, Southeastern Tip of Lord Island, Columbia River, Rainier, OR". Federal Register. US Coast Guard. 27 October 2008. Retrieved 19 August 2020.