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NavSource Online: Amphibious Photo Archive

Patches contributed by Mike Smolinski

LST-1159 Tom Green County

USS Tom Green County (LST-1159) also served the Spanish Navy as Conde del Venadito (L-13)

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - Combat Action Ribbon (5) - Navy Unit Commendation
Second Row - Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation (2) - National Defense Service Medal - Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal
Third Row - Vietnam Service Medal (12) - Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit Citation - Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal

LST-1156 Terrebonne Parish Class Tank Landing Ship: Laid down, 2 September 1952, at Bath Iron Works, Bath ME; Launched, 2 July 1953; Commissioned USS LST-1159, 12 September 1953; Renamed USS Tom Green County (LST-1159), 1 July 1955; Decommissioned, 5 January 1972, at San Diego CA; Struck from the Naval Register, 1 November 1976; Transferred, (sold), 1 May 1978, to Spain under terms of the Security Assistance Program, Renamed Conde del Venadito (L-13) (named after a distinguished Spanish naval officer of the 18th-19th Century, later viceroy of Mexico); Struck from the Spanish Naval list in 1990; Final Disposition, fate unknown. Tom Green County (LST 1159) 12 engagement stars for service in Vietnam.

Specifications Displacement 2,590 t (lt), 5,800 t.(fl); Length 384'; Beam 55'; Draft 17'; Speed 14kts; Complement, ships company and staff officers 16, ships company enlisted 189; Troop Capacity, 15 officers, 380 enlisted; Boats, three LCVP, one LCPL; Armament three twin 3"/50 dual purpose gun mounts, five single 20mm gun mounts; Propulsion, four GM 16-278A diesel engines, 6000shp, two controllable pitch propellers.

Size	Image Description	Contributed By
38k	Launch of *LST-1159* at Bath Iron Works, Bath ME., 2 July 1955. The design of this LST class is a modification of two experimental ships constructed in the latter part of WWII	Ed Lange LST-1159 Web Site
20k	*LST-1159* on the Kennebeck River ME., circa September 1953	Ed Lange LST-1159 Web Site
34k	*LST-1159* at sea, circa September 1953	Ed Lange LST-1159 Web Site
29k	Westchester County (LST-1167) and Tom Green County (LST-1159), circa May 1960-December 1962, Hong Kong.	Courtesy Jim Harp via Ed Lange LST-1159 Web Site
24k	Tom Green County (LST-1159), date and place unknown	LST Home Port Web Site
44k	Tom Green County (LST-1159), Mekong River, circa 1968	Tom Sparkman
45k	Tom Green County (LST-1159), Mekong River, circa 1968	Courtesy Jim Harp via Ed Lange LST-1159 Web Site
123k	Tom Green County (LST-1159), date and place unknown.	From the collection of Joe Radigan MACM USN Ret
44k	ex Tom Green County (LST-1159), seen here in Spanish service as Conde del Venadito (L-13) at Barcelona, Spain, 26 March 1983	Photo by Fabio Peña
76k	ex Tom Green County (LST-1159), seen here in Spanish service as Conde del Venadito (L-13) at Barcelona, Spain, 26 March 1983	Photo by Fabio Peña
69k	ex Tom Green County (LST-1159), seen here in Spanish service as Conde del Venadito (L-13) at Barcelona, Spain, 26 March 1983	Photo by Fabio Peña
66k	ex Tom Green County (LST-1159), seen here in Spanish service as Conde del Venadito (L-13), Mahon, Spain, 17 February 1988.	Photo by Ignacio Lopez ex member Armada Espanola
64k	ex Tom Green County (LST-1159), seen here in Spanish service as Conde del Venadito (L-13) Castellamare, Sardinia, during Exercise Sardinia-87	Photo by Ignacio Lopez ex member Armada Espanola
75k	ex Tom Green County (LST-1159), seen here in Spanish service as Conde del Venadito (L-13) off Valencia, Spain, June 1986	Photo by Ignacio Lopez ex member Armada Espanola