USS BULLOCH COUNTY
 LST-509 входит в NAB Little Creek , Норфолк, Вирджиния, весной 1951 года
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| История | |
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 Соединенные Штаты | |
| Имя | USS LST-509 |
| Строитель | Jeffersonville Boat & Machine Company, Джефферсонвилль, Индиана |
| Заложено | 7 октября 1943 года |
| Запущен | 23 ноября 1943 года |
| Введено в эксплуатацию | 20 января 1944 года |
| Выведено из эксплуатации | 8 апреля 1970 года |
| Переименован | USS Bulloch County (LST-509), 1 июля 1955 г. |
| Honours and awards | 1 battle star |
| Fate | Leased to the Republic of Vietnam, 1970 |
 South Vietnam | |
| Name | Qui Nhon (HQ-504) |
| Acquired | 8 April 1970 |
| Fate | Transferred to the Socialist Republic of Vietnam |
 Socialist Republic of Vietnam | |
| Name | HQ-505 |
| Acquired | 1976 |
| Honours and awards | Hero of the People's Armed Forces |
| Fate | Sunk after 1988 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | LST-491-class tank landing ship |
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| Length | 328 ft (100 m) |
| Beam | 50 ft (15 m) |
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| Propulsion | 2 × General Motors 12-567 diesel engines, two shafts, twin rudders |
| Speed | 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
| Boats & landing craft carried | 2 LCVPs |
| Troops | Approximately 130 officers and enlisted men |
| Complement | 8-10 officers, 89-100 enlisted men |
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USS Bulloch County (LST-509) представлял собой судно LST-491, посадочное посадочное судно для военно-морского флота США во время Второй мировой войны . Названный в честь округа Буллох, штат Джорджия , она была единственным военно -морским судном США, на котором носило имя.
LST-509 был заложен 7 октября 1943 года в Джефферсонвилле, штат Индиана, компанией Jeffersonville Boat & Machine Company; запущен 23 ноября 1943 года; спонсируется лейтенантом (JG) Дороти Л. Нимс, USCG (W); и заказано 20 января 1944 года.
Во время Второй мировой войны LST-509 был назначен в Европейский театр и участвовал в вторжении в Нормандию в июне 1944 года. После войны LST-509 вернулся в Соединенные Штаты и был переименован в округ USS Bulloch (LST-509) на 1 июля 1955 года.
Она была вновь вручена в 1966 году и служила в войне во Вьетнаме до тех пор, пока в апреле 1970 года ее переводили на военно -морской флот Республики Вьетнам .
She was used primarily for provisioning forward coastal and river US Marine bases such as Tân Mỹ Base (now Thuan An) and Cửa Việt Base located in I Corps and bases further south such as Vũng Tàu, Cam Ranh Bay and Nha Trang.
Other duties included coastal picket and resupply duty during Operation Market Time in which she resupplied and provided off-patrol berthing for Patrol Craft Fast crews interdicting Viet Cong communication and supply routes.
The starboard screw and rudder were once damaged by a floating mine in the Cua Viet River. She continued operations on one screw until another could be fitted at Da Nang. She suffered serious enough storm damage during a typhoon during a voyage to Okinawa in 1969, to require emergency repairs while beached and more complete repairs in a graving dock at Sasebo, Japan.
On 8 April 1970, the ship was decommissioned and leased to the Republic of Vietnam under the Security Assistance Program for service as Qui Nhon (HQ-504). After 1975, she served in the Vietnam People's Navy with new registration as HQ-505.
In 1988 she was heavily damaged in the Johnson South Reef Skirmish by the Chinese frigate Yingtan. The Vietnam People's Navy, in an effort to save her, tried to bring her to Cam Ranh Bay for repair but she sank south of Great Discovery Reef in the Spratly Islands area. The ship and her crew were granted the title of Hero of the People's Armed Forces.
LST-509 earned one battle star for World War II service.
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This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.- "Bulloch County". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Retrieved 6 April 2007.
- "LST-509 Bulloch County". Amphibious Photo Archive. Retrieved 6 April 2007.
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