USS Stone County

8.0469132°N 98.9075655°E / 8.0469132; 98.9075655

USS Stone County in the 1950s
History
United States
NameLST-1141
BuilderChicago Bridge and Iron Co., Seneca
Laid down22 January 1945
Launched18 April 1945
Sponsored byMrs Gwendolyn K. Bartels
Commissioned9 May 1945
Decommissioned24 August 1949
Recommissioned3 November 1950
RenamedStone County
NamesakeStone County
DecommissionedMay 1970
Stricken15 August 1973
Identification
FateTransferred to Thailand, 1970
Badge
Thailand
NameLanta
NamesakeLanta Islands
Acquired12 March 1970
Commissioned12 March 1970
Decommissioned2008
IdentificationPennant number: LST-4, LST-714
StatusMuseum ship in Krabi
General characteristics
Class and typeLST-542-class tank landing ship
Displacement
  • 1,625 long tons (1,651 t) light
  • 4,080 long tons (4,145 t) full
Length328 ft (100 m)
Beam50 ft (15 m)
Draft
  • Unloaded :
  • 2 ft 4 in (0.71 m) forward
  • 7 ft 6 in (2.29 m) aft
  • Loaded :
  • 8 ft 2 in (2.49 m) forward
  • 14 ft 1 in (4.29 m) aft
Propulsion2 × General Motors 12-567 diesel engines, two shafts, twin rudders
Speed12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Boats & landing
craft carried		2 × LCVPs
Troops16 officers, 147 enlisted men
Complement7 officers, 104 enlisted men
Armament

USS Stone County (LST-1141) was a LST-542-class tank landing ship in the United States Navy during World War II. She was transferred to the Royal Thai Navy as HTMS Lanta (LST-4) (Thai: เรือหลวงลันตา).[1]

Construction and commissioning

LST-1141 was laid down on 22 January 1945 at Chicago Bridge and Iron Company, Seneca, Illinois. Launched on 18 April 1945 and commissioned on 9 May 1945.[2]

Service in the United States Navy

During World War II, LST-1130 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific theater. She was assigned to occupation and China in the Far East with multiple tours from 6 October 1945 to 12 February 1955.[1]

She was decommissioned on 24 August 1949 to be mothballed in the Pacific Reserve Fleet San Diego.

During the start of the Korean War, she was recommissioned on 3 November 1950 and participated in the UN Summer-Fall Offensive from 4 to 5 September and 21 September to 2 October 1951. She took part also in the Second Korean Winter from 11 to 12 January 1952 and Third Korean Winter from 21 March to 19 April 1953. In conclusion, she participated in the Korea Summer-Fall 1953 from 7 to 17 May 1953, 18 to 19 June and 26 to 27 July 1953.

On 1 July 1955, she was given the name Stone County (LST-1141).

As the United States joined the Vietnam War, she joined the Vietnam Defense from 7 to 24 September 1965, Vietnamese Counteroffensive from 10 to 22 June 1966, Vietnamese Counteroffensive Phase II from 17 July to 26 September and 20 to 30 October 1966, Vietnamese Counteroffensive Phase IV from 25 April to 13 June 1966 and lastly, the Vietnamese Counteroffensive Phase V from 2 to July and 9 August to 6 September 1968.

She was decommissioned in May 1970 at Apra, Guam and struck from the Naval Register on 15 August 1973.

Service in the Royal Thai Navy

The former Stone County was transferred to Thailand during the lend-lease program on 12 March 1970 and later sold to them on 15 August 1973.[2] The ship was renamed HTMS Lanta (LST-4).[3]

Between 1995 and 1997, her pennant number was changed to HTMS Lanta (LST-714).[4]

She was homeported in Phra Samut Chedi alongside HTMS Pangan and HTMS Chang.

The ship was retired from the Royal Thai Navy in 2008 and used as a training ship alongside other LSTs.

She was decommissioned and placed in the Krabi Harbor as a museum ship.[5][4][6]

Awards

LST-1141 have earned the following awards:

Citations
  1. "Tank Landing Ship LST". www.navsource.org. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  2. "LST-1141". public1.nhhcaws.local. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  3. "Landing Ships". www.wings-aviation.ch. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  4. "Encyclopedia of Arkansas". Encyclopedia of Arkansas. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  5. "HTMS Lanta (LST-4), Krabi, TH - Military Ships and Submarines (Decommissioned) on Waymarking.com". www.waymarking.com. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  6. "HTMS Lanta Warship - Krabi". patricklepetit.jalbum.net. Retrieved 24 August 2021.

References
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