The Terrebonne Parish-class tank landing ship was a class of tank landing ship of United States Navy and later sold to the Spanish, Hellenic, Peruvian, Venezuelan and Turkish Navy.
Development In the 1950s, fifteen ships were authorized to begin construction by three shipbuilding companies (Bath Iron Works, Ingalls Shipbuilding and Christy Shipbuilding). Three batches of five ships were built by each companies from 1952 until 1954. Several ships proceed to serve in the Vietnam War.
All ships were put out of service in the United States from 1970 to 1973, with many being transferred to foreign service which some were in service until the mid-2010s.
Washtenaw County was sold for commercial service but was abandoned in 1980 in which she remained afloat at the Columbia River as of 6 December 2021. The ship has been heavily vandalized and stripped of parts throughout the years but despite that, efforts were still being done to repair and make her into a museum ship. She is also the only ship converted into a mine sweeper from her class.
Ships of class Pennant numberNameCallsignBuildersLaunchedCommissionedDecommissionedFateTerrebonne Parish-class tank landing shipLST-1156Terrebonne ParishNLOUBath Iron Works9 August 195221 November 195229 October 1971Sold to Spain and renamed Velasco (L11), later scrapped in 1994LST-1157Terrell CountyNNAG6 December 195214 March 195325 March 1971Sold to Greece and renamed Inouse (L-104), later sunk as target on 4 October 2007LST-1158Tioga CountyNDPR11 April 195320 June 195323 December 1970Scrapped on 17 August 2005LST-1159Tom Green CountyNCEH2 July 195312 September 19535 January 1972Sold to Spain and renamed Conde del Venadito (L13), fate unknownLST-1160Traverse CountyNEWO3 October 195319 December 195330 November 1970Sold to Peru and renamed BAP Eten (DT-144). Sunk as target September 2026LST-1161Vernon CountyNBTBIngalls Shipbuilding25 November 195218 May 195314 June 1973Sold to Venezuela and renamed ARV Amazonas (T-21), fate unknownLST-1162Wahkiakum CountyNHPW23 January 195313 August 195316 October 1970Scrapped on 22 June 2005LST-1163Waldo County17 May 195317 September 195321 December 1970Sold to Peru and renamed BAP Pisco (DT-142), scrapped in 2012LST-1164Walworth CountyNEMX15 May 195326 October 19532 April 1971Sold to Peru and renamed BAP Paita (DT-141), fate unknownLST-1165Washoe CountyNMHV14 July 195330 November 195325 November 1970Sold to Peru and renamed BAP Callao (DT-143), sunk as target on 30 September 2021LST-1166 / MSS-2Washtenaw CountyNFLXChristy Shipbuilding22 November 195229 October 195330 August 1973Sold to commercial service, abandoned and laid up at Columbia River since 1980LST-1167Westchester CountyNCBI18 April 195310 March 195430 November 1973Sold to Turkey and renamed TCG Serdar (L-402), sunk as target on 30 May 2014LST-1168Wexford CountyNRHA28 November 195315 June 195429 October 1971Sold to Spain and renamed Martín Álvarez (L-12), scrapped in 1995LST-1169Whitfield CountyNNZE22 August 195314 September 195415 March 1973Sold to Greece and renamed Kos (L-116), sunk as target on 24 June 2004LST-1170Windham CountyNPNC22 May 195415 December 19541 June 1973Sold to Turkey and renamed , fate unknown
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