USS ''LST-1064'' was an in the United States Navy. Like many of her class, she was not named and is properly referred to by her hull designation. She was later named ''Nansemond County'', but never saw active service under that name.

Construction

She was laid down on 9 January 1945, at Hingham, Massachusetts, by the Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard; launched on 14 February 1945; and commissioned on 12 March 1945.

Service history

Following a

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in the Chesapeake Bay area, ''LST-1064'' loaded a cargo of ammunition at Naval Weapons Station Earle, New Jersey, and sailed for the Pacific war front, reaching Ulithi, on 23 June 1945. As the end of the war approached, LST Group 99 advanced its operations to the Philippines, and at Leyte, ''LST-1064'' transferred her cargo to fleet ships while loading new supplies and embarking units of an air service group destined to strengthen the occupation forces in

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. Two voyages to Yokohama, took place between 4 October and 19 November, before arrival of orders to return home. ''LST-1064'' spent Christmas 1945 at

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on the high seas, and before the end of January 1946, liberty in California. After one year of service, inactivation commenced at

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, culminating on 21 August, when ''LST-1064'' was fully decommissioned and laid up in the

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, Columbia River Group. She was named ''Nansemond County on 1 July 1955, after

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, then was slated for disposal on 17 September 1959.

Japanese service

The ship was purchased by

in April 1961, under the terms of the

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and sailed as the Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force's ''Shiretoko''. In 1975, she was returned to the United States.

Philippines Service

The ship was next transferred to the Philippines on 24 September 1976, and served in the

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as ''Samar Del Norte, after the province of

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:LST-1064 LST-542-class tank landing ships Ships built in Hingham, Massachusetts 1945 ships World War II amphibious warfare vessels of the United States LST-542-class tank landing ships of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force LST-542-class tank landing ships of the Philippine Navy Pacific Reserve Fleet, Astoria Group