USS Sumter

USS Sumter (LST-1181) was the third of twenty Newport-class tank landing ships in service with the United States Navy, which replaced the traditional bow door-design tank landing ships (LSTs). Sumter was constructed by Philadelphia Naval Shipyard in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and was launched in 1969. The ship entered service in 1970, was assigned to the Pacific coast of the United States and deployed to the western Pacific twice during the Vietnam War. In 1973, Sumter was reassigned to the Atlantic coast and took part in operations in along the Eastern Seaboard of the United States, the Mediterranean Sea and the Caribbean Sea. The LST was decommissioned in 1993.

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1967-11-14T00:00:00Z

1967-11-14T00:00:00Z

keel laying

1970-06-20T00:00:00Z

1970-06-20T00:00:00Z

ship commissioning

1997-05-08T00:00:00Z

1997-05-08T00:00:00Z

ship commissioning

1993-09-30T00:00:00Z

1993-09-30T00:00:00Z

ship decommissioning

1969-12-13T00:00:00Z

1969-12-13T00:00:00Z

ship launching

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Commander (CDR) Hank Prevette, commanding officer of the tank landing ship USS SUMTER (LST 1181), gives Lieutenant Commander (LCDR) Watt, executive officer, a haircut. The SUMTER is - DPLA - 5f7e806041c7f9eeb58a857c11ec19ef

Sailors aboard the tank landing ship USS SUMTER (LST 1181) participate in a line crossing initiation ceremony where wogs, Sailors who have never crossed the Equator, will become she - DPLA - 8e5ae8d64b47843e714fc1f4cd1d169d

Lieutenant Commander (LCDR) Sanchez, Colombian personnel exchange program officer, and Lieutenant (LT) Schmidt prepare food during the steel deck picnic aboard the tank landing ship - DPLA - 266c4b5d6a64ef6ae5e3ae4ee792e8ba

Commander Hank Prevette, Commanding Officer of the tank landing ship USS SUMTER (LST 1181), left, and the US Ambassador to Mauritania, Robert L. Pugh, deliver Project Handclasp supp - DPLA - d19148fae7acf853b8c98614a80c1044

USS W.S. Sims (FF-1059) in Miraflores Locks 1988

USS Sumter (LST-1181) underway off the coast of Liberia on 10 June 1990 (6452149)

USS Sumter (LST-1181) stbd beam view

Amphibious ships mothballed on Elizabeth River in 1994

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
commons	image		Commander (CDR) Hank Prevette, commanding officer of the tank landing ship USS SUMTER (LST 1181), gives Lieutenant Commander (LCDR) Watt, executive officer, a haircut. The SUMTER is - DPLA - 5f7e806041c7f9eeb58a857c11ec19ef		Commons
commons	image		Sailors aboard the tank landing ship USS SUMTER (LST 1181) participate in a line crossing initiation ceremony where wogs, Sailors who have never crossed the Equator, will become she - DPLA - 8e5ae8d64b47843e714fc1f4cd1d169d		Commons
commons	image		Lieutenant Commander (LCDR) Sanchez, Colombian personnel exchange program officer, and Lieutenant (LT) Schmidt prepare food during the steel deck picnic aboard the tank landing ship - DPLA - 266c4b5d6a64ef6ae5e3ae4ee792e8ba		Commons
commons	image		Commander Hank Prevette, Commanding Officer of the tank landing ship USS SUMTER (LST 1181), left, and the US Ambassador to Mauritania, Robert L. Pugh, deliver Project Handclasp supp - DPLA - d19148fae7acf853b8c98614a80c1044		Commons
commons	image		USS W.S. Sims (FF-1059) in Miraflores Locks 1988		Commons
commons	image		USS Sumter (LST-1181) underway off the coast of Liberia on 10 June 1990 (6452149)		Commons
commons	image		USS Sumter (LST-1181) stbd beam view		Commons
commons	image		Amphibious ships mothballed on Elizabeth River in 1994		Commons