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Here is the Lorain County married to a causeway at Vieques.
The pusher boats' call signs were "Bubble Gum". Thanks to Cap Dave.
Here are some great shots of the Lorain County on her
1959 Med Cruise and of the Graham County at the 'T Piers' at Little Creek from
Mark Ehasz. They show his dad Leonard T. Ehasz.
Lorain County Pride
She was one of the best performing T's in
the Atlantic Fleet, had Gunnery E's, Engineering E's, Operations E's. Discipline
was good (you could count court-martials on one hand). After a short time onboard
you could sense the high morale and the can-do attitude. She looked good. The
brass was polished, the floors buffed, the decks clean and painted. She was
chosen for the COMPHIBLANT Change of Command ceremony and to host the Secretary
of the Navy. Why was that? A big reason is the spirit of the first sailors on
board, the commissioning crew. They established the feeling and expectations.
They really believed there was "None Better". They are listed in the
commissioning pamphlet and all of us owe them our thanks. Carry On.
Short History
Lorain County (LST-1177 (q.v.) was named after a county in Ohio. She was
laid down on 9 August 1956 at Lorain, Ohio, by the American Shipbuilding Co.;
launched on 22 June 1957; sponsored by Mrs. Albert D. Baumhart, Jr.; and commissioned
on 3 October 1958, Lt. Comdr. Robert E. DuBois in command. From the time of
commissioning, Lorain County spent her entire period of active service with
the Amphibious Force, Atlantic Fleet. For 14 years, she engaged in amphibious
operations along the east coast of the United States supplemented with extended
opera-tions in the Caribbean and regular deployments as a unit of the 6th Fleet
in the Mediterranean. Decommissioned on 1 September 1972, the tank landing ship
was assigned to the National Defense Reserve Fleet at Norfolk, Va.
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