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Thomas Sumter, (born August 14, 1734, Hanover county, Virginia [U.S.]—died June 1, 1832, South Mount, South Carolina, U.S.), legislator and officer in the American Revolution, remembered for his leadership of troops against British forces in North and South Carolina, where he earned the sobriquet “the Carolina Gamecock.” Sumter served in the French and Indian War and later moved to South Carolina. After the fall of Charleston (1780) he escaped to North Carolina, where he became brigadier general of state troops. After successes over the British at Catawba and at Hanging Rock (Lancaster county), he was defeated the same year at Fishing Creek (Chester county). He defeated Mayor Wemyss at Fishdam Ford and repulsed Colonel Banastre Tarleton at Blackstock (both in Union county) in November 1780. After the war Sumter served in the U.S. House of Representatives (1789–93; 1797–1801) and in the U.S. Senate (1801–10). He was the last surviving general officer of the Revolution. Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor was named for him. Text from the Encyclopedia Britannica
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Sumter (LST-1181) stands ready for christening and commissioning, 20 June 1970, at Philadelphia Naval Shipyard,
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Mrs Nancy Thurmond, wife of Senator Strom Thurmond (and Miss South Carolina 1965), christening Sumter (LST-1181). 13 December
1969, at Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, Philadelphia, PA.
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Commissioning Ceremony, 20 June 1970, at Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, Philadelphia, PA.
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Commissioning ceremony guests
Speakers stand
Crew manning the ship
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USS Sumter (LST-1181), 20 June 1970, moored pierside at Philadelphia Naval Shipyard during her Commissioning
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USS Sumter (LST-1181) under way soon after her commissioning, 20 June 1970, at Philadelphia Naval Shipyard.
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USS Sumter (LST-1181) under way, date and location unknown, displaying some characteristic features of the Newport class, such as the tunnel through the superstructure (in this case, with a truck emerging), permitting the entire upper deck to be used for vehicles. When this photograph was taken, the ship still had two enclosed 3"/50s, but their directors had been landed (note the empty tubs forward of the mounts). Also visible is the bow ramp folded back on deck abaft the gallows used to deploy it.
US Navy photo and text from "U.S. Amphibious Ships and Craft: An Illustrated Design History" by Norman Friedman. |
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USS Sumter (LST-1181) under way, date and location unknown. |
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USS Sumter (LST-1181) under way, date and location unknown. |
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USS Sumter (LST-1181) at anchor, date and location unknown. |
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USS Sumter (LST-1181) at anchor, date and location unknown. |
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USS Sumter (LST-1181) at anchor, date and location unknown. |
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USS Sumter (LST-1181) at anchor off Rapallo (Genoa), Italy in 1981 |
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USS Sumter (LST-1181) conducting amphibious exercises, date and location unknown. |
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USS Sumter (LST-1181) conducting amphibious exercises, date and location unknown. |
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USS Sumter (LST-1181) enters Miraflores Lock of the Panama Canal, date unknown.
US Navy photo from "All Hands" magazine, December 1988. |
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USS Sumter (LST-1181) conducting amphibious exercises, date and location unknown. |
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USS Sumter (LST-1181) under way, date and location unknown. |
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USS Sumter (LST-1181) under way, date and location unknown. |
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USS Sumter (LST-1181) under way, date and location unknown. |
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USS Sumter (LST-1181) under way, date and location unknown. |
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USS Sumter (LST-1181) moored at Harborside, Norfolk, VA., date unknown. |
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USS Sumter (LST-1181) underway off the coast of Liberia during "Operation Sharp Edge", 10 June 1990.
National Museum of the U.S. Navy photo DN-SC-90-11426, U.S. National Archives and Records Administration Identifier (NAID) 6452149. Originally posted to Flickr by Photograph
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USS Sumter (LST-1181) under way, 29 June 1991, with elements of the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (26th MEU) embarked while enroute to a Mediterranean deployment.
Defense Visual Information Center photo # DN-ST-91-11038, a US Navy photo by PH1 J. E. Westfall, now in the collections of the Defense Visual Information Center. |
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Ex-USS Newport (LST-1179)
Ex-USS Manitowoc (LST-1180)
Ex-USS Sumter (LST-1181)
Ex-USS Boulder (LST-1190) and
Ex-USS El Paso (LKA-117),
Ex-USS Charleston (LKA-113), laid up in reserve in the Norfolk Naval Ship, 8 October 1994.
U.S. DefenseImagery photo # DN-SC-95-01401 a U.S. Navy photo by Don S. Montgomery |
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Transfer ceremony of USS Sumter (LST-1181) and USS Manitowoc (LST-1180) from the US Navy to the Republic of China at NAB Little Creek, VA., 8 May 1997. |
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USS Sumter (LST-1181) plaque. |
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USS Sumter (LST-1181) copper dish 6" |
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ROCS Chung Ping (LST-233) (Ex-USS Sumter (LST-1181) alongside No.6 East Pier, Zuoying Naval Base, Taiwan, 23 November 2014.
Astern of Chung Ping is the frigate ROCS Wuchang (PFG-1207).
Photo courtesy of Xuan Shisheng, Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication |
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