USNS LST-1072 photographed circa 1950s.
History
United States
Name	LST-1072
Builder	Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard, Hingham, Massachusetts
Yard number	3462[1]
Laid down	16 February 1945
Launched	20 March 1945
Sponsored by	Mrs. Florence Mitchell
Commissioned	12 April 1945
Decommissioned	24 May 1946
Stricken	23 June 1947
Identification	Hull symbol: LST-1072 Code letters: NAIR
Fate	Transferred to the Military Sea Transportation Service (MSTS), 2 April 1951
United States
Name	T-LST-1072
Acquired	2 April 1951
Stricken	20 June 1975
Identification	Hull symbol: T-LST-1066
Fate	Transferred to the Philippine Navy, 13 September 1976
Republic of the Philippines
Name	Tawi Tawi
Namesake	The Province of Tawi Tawi
Acquired	13 September 1976
Identification	Hull symbol: LT-512
Fate	Scrapped, date unknown
General characteristics [2]
Class and type	LST-542-class tank landing ship
Displacement	1,625 long tons (1,651 t) (light) 4,080 long tons (4,145 t) (full (seagoing draft with 1,675 short tons (1,520 t) load) 2,366 long tons (2,404 t) (beaching)
Length	328 ft (100 m) oa
Beam	50 ft (15 m)
Draft	Unloaded: 2 ft 4 in (0.71 m) forward; 7 ft 6 in (2.29 m) aft Full load: 8 ft 3 in (2.51 m) forward; 14 ft 1 in (4.29 m) aft Landing with 500 short tons (450 t) load: 3 ft 11 in (1.19 m) forward; 9 ft 10 in (3.00 m) aft Limiting 11 ft 2 in (3.40 m) Maximum navigation 14 ft 1 in (4.29 m)
Installed power	2 × 900 hp (670 kW) Electro-Motive Diesel 12-567A diesel engines 1,800 shp (1,300 kW)
Propulsion	1 × Falk main reduction gears 2 × Propellers
Speed	11.6 kn (21.5 km/h; 13.3 mph)
Range	24,000 nmi (44,000 km; 28,000 mi) at 9 kn (17 km/h; 10 mph) while displacing 3,960 long tons (4,024 t)
Boats & landing craft carried	2 x LCVPs
Capacity	1,600–1,900 short tons (3,200,000–3,800,000 lb; 1,500,000–1,700,000 kg) cargo depending on mission
Troops	16 officers, 147 enlisted men
Complement	13 officers, 104 enlisted men
Armament	Varied, ultimate armament 2 × twin 40 mm (1.57 in) Bofors guns 4 × single 40 mm Bofors guns 12 × 20 mm (0.79 in) Oerlikon cannons
Service record
Part of:	LST Flotilla 34
Awards:	American Campaign Medal Asiatic–Pacific Campaign Medal World War II Victory Medal Navy Occupation Service Medal w/Asia Clasp National Defense Service Medal

USS LST-1072 was an LST-542-class 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.^[3][2]

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.^[3] 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.^[2]

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Bibliography

External links

• Photo gallery of USS LST-1072 at NavSource Naval History