MANITOWOC LST 1180

Ship Name and Designation History

This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during its lifetime. The list is in chronological order.

LST-1179 Newport Class Tank Landing Ship Keel Laid February 27 1967 - Launched January 4 1969 USS MANITOWOC LST-1180 Commissioned January 24 1970 - Decommissioned June 30 1993 ROCS CHUNG HO LST-232 (Taiwanese Naval Service) Leased to Taiwan July 10 1996 and renamed Commissioned into Taiwanese Navy May 8 1997 Struck from Naval Register September 29 2000 Sold to Taiwan September 29 2000

Naval Covers

This section lists active links to the pages displaying covers associated with the ship. There should be a separate set of pages for each incarnation of the ship (ie, for each entry in the "Ship Name and Designation History" section). Covers should be presented in chronological order (or as best as can be determined).

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1. Covers Page 1    (1970-93)

 

Postmarks

This section lists examples of the postmarks used by the ship. There should be a separate set of postmarks for each incarnation of the ship (ie, for each entry in the "Ship Name and Designation History" section). Within each set, the postmarks should be listed in order of their classification type. If more than one postmark has the same classification, then they should be further sorted by date of earliest known usage.

A postmark should not be included unless accompanied by a close-up image and/or an image of a cover showing that postmark. Date ranges MUST be based ONLY ON COVERS IN THE MUSEUM and are expected to change as more covers are added.
 
>>> If you have a better example for any of the postmarks, please feel free to replace the existing example.

 

Postmark Type --- Killer Bar Text	Date From to Date To	Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image	Thumbnail Link To Cover Image

 

Locy Type FDC 2(n+)

1970-01-24

First Day in Commission

 

Locy Type FDC 9ef(n+u)

1970-01-24

First Day in Commission

 

Locy Type 2(n+) (USS) 1970

1970-04-22

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Locy Type 2(n+) (USS) 1992

1993-04-14

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Locy Type 2-1(n+) (USS)

1980-06-04

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Locy Type 9ef(n+u) (USS)

1970-04-22

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Locy Type 9-1e(n+u) (USS)

1980-06-04

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Locy Type F USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. M-59

1980-06-04

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Locy Type LDC 2(n+)

1993-06-30

Last Day in Commission

 

Locy Type LDC 9-1e(n+u)

1993-06-30

Last Day in Commission

 

Other Information

MANITOWOC earned 2 campaign stars for Vietnam War service

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
Navy Unit Commendation (2) - Navy Battle "E" Ribbon (7) - Navy Expeditionary Medal (2-Lebanon) - National Defense Service Medal - Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (1-Grenada, 1-Lebanon) - Vietnam Service Medal (2) - Southwest Asia Service Medal - Humanitarian Service Medal (2-Beirut Lebanon Evacuation) - Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal - Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kuwait)

NAMESAKE - A city and county in eastern Wisconsin, located on the shore of Lake Michigan

 

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