ORLEANS PARISH MCS 6

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-542 Class Tank Landing Ship Keel Laid 7 February 1945 - Launched 7 March 1945 USS LST-1069 Commissioned 31 March 1945 - Decommissioned 6 August 1946 Retained in Third Naval District as Reserve Training Ship Transferred September 1949 to Atlantic Reserve Fleet, Florida Group Recommissioned 11 January 1952 USS ORLEANS PARISH LST-1069 Named 1 July 1955 - Decommissioned 16 December 1957 Recommissioned 19 December 1958 USS ORLEANS PARISH MCS-6 Reclassified Mine Countermeasures Support Ship (MCS) 1959 Decommissioned 20 May 1966 USS ORLEANS PARISH LST-1069 Reverted to Tank Landing Ship (LST) USNS ORLEANS PARISH T-LST-1069 Assigned to Military Sea Transportation Service (MSTS) Placed In Service May 1966 - Out of Service (Date unknown) Struck from Naval Register 30 June 1975 BRP COTABATO DEL NORTE LT-511 (Philippine Naval Service) Sold to Republic of the Philippines 1 September 1976 and renamed Fate unknown

Naval Covers

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1. USS LST-1069 Covers Page 1     (1954-1955)
2. USS Orleans Parish LST-1069 / MCS-6 Covers Page 1     (1956-1966)

 

Postmarks

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

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2nd Commissioning 11 January 1952 to 16 December 1957

 

Locy Type 2

1954-04-07

As LST-1069

 

Locy Type 9efu

1954-04-07

As LST-1069

 

Locy Type 2(n)

1956-03-26

As ORLEANS PARISH LST-1069

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3rd Commissioning 19 December 1958 to 20 May 1966

 

Locy Type 2t(n+u) (USS,MCS)

1966-03-31

As ORLEANS PARISH MCS-6

 

Locy Type 9fu (USS)

1966-03-31

As ORLEANS PARISH MCS-6

 

Other Information

USS LST-1069 / ORLEANS PARISH earned the China Service Medal, the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, the World War II Victory Medal, the Navy Occupation Service Medal (w/ Asia clasp), the National Defense Service Medal, the Vietnam Service Medal, the Philippines Liberation Medal and the Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal during her Naval career.

NAMESAKE - Orleans Parish, Louisiana.

The ships sponsor was Mrs. James Whitfield

 

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