Manitowoc II (LST-1180)
1970-2002
A city and county in eastern Wisconsin, located on the shore of Lake Michigan.
II
(LST‑1180: displacement 8,833 (full load); length 522'0"; beam 69'0"; draft 23'0"; speed 20.0 knots; complement 258; armament 4 3-inch; class Newport)
LST‑1180 was laid down at Philadelphia, Pa., by the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, on 27 February 1967; named Manitowoc on 21 March 1967; launched on 4 January 1969; sponsored by Mrs. Gaylord Nelson; and commissioned on 24 January 1970.
Manitowoc conducted two deployments off Vietnam during 1971 and 1972. She later carried troops to Lebanon during the intervention there in 1982 and withdrew them the next year. The tank landing ship then participated in the Grenada operations during October and November 1983. The LST also particpated in the Persian Gulf War before being decommissioned on 30 June 1993. The ship was then transferred to Taiwan through the Security Assistance Program on 29 September 2000. She was stricken from the Naval Vessel Register on 23 July 2002.
Interim Update, Robert J. Cressman
27 March 2023
