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LST-1180 Manitowoc

Flag Hoist/International Radio Call Sign:
November - Yankee - Kilo - Foxtrot

USS Manitowoc (LST-1180) was transferred to Republic of China and renamed ROCS Chung Ho (LST-232)

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - Navy Unit Commendation (2)
Second Row - Navy Battle "E" Ribbon (7) - Navy Expeditionary Medal (2-Lebanon) - National Defense Service Medal
Third Row - Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (1-Grenada, 1-Lebanon) - Vietnam Service Medal (2) - Southwest Asia Service Medal
Fourth Row - Humanitarian Service Medal (2-Beirut Lebanon Evacuation) - Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal - Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kuwait)

LST-1179 Newport Class Tank Landing Ship:

Laid down, 27 February 1967, at Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, Philadelphia, PA.

Launched, 4 January 1969

Commissioned USS Manitowoc (LST-1180), 24 January 1970

During the Vietnam War Manitowoc (LST-1180) participated in the following campaigns:

**Vietnam War Campaigns**
Campaigns and Dates	Campaigns and Dates
Vietnamese Counteroffensive - Phase VII 27 to 29 March 1971 19 to 21 June 1971	Vietnam Ceasefire 27 April to 31 May 1972 9 June to 3 July 1972 9 July to 26 August 1972 31 August to 1 September 1972 29 September to 21 October 1972

Decommissioned, 30 June 1993

Leased to the Republic of China, 10 July 1996, renamed ROCS Chung Ho (LST-232)

Commissioned into Republic of China Navy, 8 May 1997

Struck from the Naval Register and simultaneously sold to Taiwan, 29 September 2000

Current disposition, active in the Republic of China Navy

Manitowoc earned two campaign stars for service during the Vietnam War

Manitowoc is the second ship of the twenty ship Newport Tank Landing Ship class, which replaced the traditional bow door design LST. Two derrick arms support a thirty-ton, 112-foot bow ramp for the unloading of tanks and other vehicles ashore, additionally, amphibious vehicles can be launched from the tank deck via the ship's stern gate and the ship's flight deck can accommodate most Navy helicopter types.

Specifications:
Displacement 5,190 t.(lt), 8,550 t.(fl)
Length 522' 3" (ovl)
Beam 69' 9 1/2" (max)
Draft max forward (fl) 13' 6", max aft (fl) 16' 3" 15'
Speed 27 kts. max.
Complement

14 Officers

15 CPO

226 Other Enlisted
Troop Accommodations

18 Officers

21 SNCO

268 Other Enlisted
Boats

three 36' LCVPs

one 36' LCPL
Aircraft

flight deck one spot
Armament

As Built

two twin 3"/50 DP gun mounts

Upgraded

two .25mm chain guns

six .50 cal machine guns

one 20mm Phalanx (CIWS)
Propulsion

six 16 cylinder Electro Motive Engines (EMD 645 E-5) diesel engines

two shafts, three engines per shaft, shaft horsepower 15,000

two controllable reversible pitch propellers, twin rudders

Three EMD 12 Cylinder 645 E-2 Generator sets, 1200 KW

one 800 hp variable thrust bowthruster

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description	Contributed By / Source
USS Manitowoc (LST-1180)
	50k	Manitowoc (LST-1180), at Barcelona, Spain, 1 March 1981. Note during this point in her life she is still armed with 3"/50 guns in twin enclosed mounts amidships. Moored to port of *Manitowoc* is Spartenburg County (LST-1192).	Photo by Fabio Peña
	73k	Manitowoc (LST-1180), at Barcelona, Spain, 1 March 1981. Moored to port of *Manitowoc* is Spartenburg County (LST-1192).	Photo by Fabio Peña
	62k	Manitowoc (LST-1180), and Spartenburg County (LST-1192), at Barcelona, Spain, 1 March 1981.	Photo by Fabio Peña
	69k	Manitowoc (LST-1180), and Spartenburg County (LST-1192), at Barcelona, Spain, 1 March 1981.	Photo by Fabio Peña
	57k	Manitowoc (LST-1180) in the Gulf of Teulada, Sardinia, March 1986, Exercise Sardinia-86	Photo by Ignacio Lopez ex member Armada Espanola
	159k	Manitowoc (LST-1180) underway in Chesapeake Bay, 7 October 1985.	Courtesy © Atlantic Fleet Sales/ Nobe Smith
	76k	Manitowoc (LST-1180) underway, date and place unknown.	Wendell Royce McLaughlin Jr
	156k	The large harbor tug Santaquin (YTB-824) assists Manitowoc (LST-1180) into her berth at *Naval Amphibious Base, Little Creek, VA., 17 April 1991. Manitowoc* was returning to her homeport after deploying to the Persian Gulf region for Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm. DVIC photo # DNST9109700 PH3 Tuemler USN.	Defense Visual Information Center
	78k	The large harbor tug Santaquin (YTB-824) pushes on the bow of Manitowoc (LST-1180) as the ship is moved into her berth, 17 April 1991. *Manitowoc* was returning to *Naval Amphibious Base, Little Creek, VA.* after deploying to the Persian Gulf region for Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm. DVIC photo # DNST9109705 by PH3 Tuemler USN	Defense Visual Information Center
	185k	The large harbor tug Santaquin (YTB-824) helps move Manitowoc (LST-1180) into position alongside the pier. *Manitowoc* was returning to *Naval Amphibious Base, Little Creek, VA.* after deploying to the Persian Gulf region for Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm. Camera Operator: PH3 TUEMLER Date Shot: 17 Apr 1991 DVIC photo # DNST9109706 by PH3 Tuemler USN	Defense Visual Information Center
	76k	The large harbor tug Santaquin (YTB-824) moves Manitowoc (LST-1180) into position alongside the pier at *Naval Amphibious Base, Little Creek, VA.,, 17 April 1991, as Campti* (YTB-816), right, stands by. In the background is the dock landing ship Gunston Hall (LSD-44). *Manitowoc* and *Gunston Hall* have returned to Little Creek following their deployment to the Persian Gulf region for Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm. DVIC photo # DNST9109707 by PH3 Tuemler USN	Defense Visual Information Center
	186k	The large harbor tug Santaquin (YTB-824) assists Manitowoc (LST-1180) alongside the pier at *Naval Amphibious Base, Little Creek, VA.,, 17 April 1991. Manitowoc* was returning to her homeport after deploying to the Persian Gulf region for Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm. DVIC photo # DNST9109708 by PH3 Tuemler USN	Defense Visual Information Center
	171k	The large harbor tug Santaquin (YTB-824) assists Manitowoc (LST-1180) into her berth as Sailors man the rails on the bow of the tank landing ship, 17 April 1991. *Manitowoc* was returning to *Naval Amphibious Base, Little Creek, VA.,* after deploying to the Persian Gulf region for Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm. DVIC photo # DNST9109709 by PH3 Tuemler USN	Defense Visual Information Center
	81k	The large harbor tug Santaquin (YTB-824) moves Manitowoc (LST-1180) into her berth at the pier alongside the Naval Reserve Force (NRF) tank landing ship Boulder (LST-1190), 17 April 1991. *Manitowoc* was returning to *Naval Amphibious Base, Little Creek, VA.,* after deploying to the Persian Gulf region for Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm. DVIC photo # DNST9109711 by PH3 Tuemler USN	Defense Visual Information Center
	15k	Transfer ceremony of Manitowoc (LST-1180) and Sumter (LST-1181) from US Navy to the Republic of China at NAB Little Creek, VA., circa 1996	LST Home Port web site
ROCS Chung Ho (LST-232)
	38k	Ex-Manitowoc (LST-1180) underway while in the Republic of China (Taiwan) service as *ROCS Chung Ho* (LST-232)**, date and location unknown.	Robert Hurst