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LST-1164 Walworth County

USS Walworth County (LST-1164) was transferred to Peru, renamed Paita (DT-141)

Flag Hoist/Radio Call Sign: November - Echo - November - Xray Tactical Vice Radio Call "Landslip Zulu"

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from left to right
Navy Expeditionary Medal (Cuba, 3JJAN61-23OCT62) - National Defense Service Medal -
Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (3-Lebanon, 1JUL58-1NOV58), (1-Cuba, 24OCT62-31DEC62)

LST-1156 Terrebonne Class Tank Landing Ship:

Laid down, 22 September 1952, at Ingalls Shipbuilding Corp, Pascagoula, MS.

Launched, 15 May 1953

Commissioned USS LST-1164, 26 October 1953

Renamed USS Walworth County (LST-1164), 1 July 1955

Decommissioned, 2 April 1971

Laid up in the Atlantic Reserve Fleet, Texas Group, Orange, TX.

Placed in service in May 1972, by the Military Sealift Command (MSC) as USNS Walworth County (T-LST-1164)

Placed out of service, (date unknown)

Transferred to the Maritime Administration, 19 June 1974, for lay up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Suisun Bay, Benecia, CA.

Leased to Peru, 7 August 1984, renamed Paita (DT-141)

Sold to Peru, 26 April 1999

Struck from the Naval Register, 26 April 1999

Final Disposition, fate unknown

Specifications:
Displacement 2,590 t (lt) , 5,800 t.(fl)
Length 384'
Beam 55'
Draft 17'
Speed 14 kts.
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 gun mounts, five single 20mm gun mounts
Propulsion four GM 16-278A diesel engines, 6000shp, two controllable pitch propellers

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description	Contributed By
USS Walworth County (LST-1164)
	72k	Walworth County (LST-1164) in VACAPES op area, circa. 1953-1954. Note 20mm gun mounts fore and aft of 3"/50 gun mounts	Joe Radigan MACM USN Ret
	114k	Walworth County (LST-1164) off- loading heavy equipment across a causeway onto a beach, date and place unknown. US Navy photo from "All Hands" magazine, August 1962.	Joe Radigan MACM USN Ret.
	73k	Walworth County (LST-1164) In dry dock at Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co., Newport News VA. circa 1963	Joe Radigan MACM USN Ret
	81k	Walworth County (LST-1164) offloading Marines at Moorehead City, N.C. circa 1963.	Joe Radigan MACM USN Ret
	241k	Walworth County (LST-1164) receiving stores from Rigel (AF-58) during Steel Pike I, October 1964.	Jim McCoy
	238k	Walworth County (LST-1164) receiving stores from Rigel (AF-58) during Steel Pike I, October 1964.	Jim McCoy
	58k	Walworth County (LST-1164) underway, circa 1966	Harry Draper Webmaster USS Walworth (LST-1164) web site
	92k	Walworth County (LST-1164) underway, date and place unknown. US Navy photo from "All Hands" magazine, January 1975.	Joe Radigan MACM USN Ret.
Paita (DT-141)
	56k	ex-Walworth County (LST-1164) seen her in Peruvian service as Paita (DT-141). Note original 3"/50 gun mounts replaced by twin 40mm gun mounts forward and a single 40mm gun mount aft	Source Jane's Fighting Ships, 1997 Submitted by Joe Radigan MACM USN Ret

View the Walworth County (LST-1164)
DANFS history entry located at the US Naval Historical Center web site

Crew Contact And Reunion Information
U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation
Fleet Reserve Association

Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
USS Walworth (LST-1164)
LST Home Port
State LST Chapters
United States LST Association

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Last Updated 22 April 2005