by David Tagg
Categories:
- Build type: [Scratch]
- Material: [Wood]
- Subject Type: [Landing Craft / Ship]
- Era: [1945-]
- Nationality: [United States]
- Propulsion: [Diesel/Fuel Oil] [Internal Combustion] [Propeller]
About the Vessel
Manitowoc was a Newport-class LST (Landing Ship, Tank) in the United States Navy. She was launched in 1969, commissioned in 1970, decomissioned in 1993, and sold to the Republic of China (Taiwan) in 2000.
Named for a town in Wisconsin, “Manitowoc” is Anishinaabe for “Home of the Great Spirit.”
During her US service, she conducted two deployments off Vietnam, carried troops to Lebanon in 1982 and 1983, took part in the invasion of Grenada in 1983, and participated in the Persian Gulf War.
While off the coast of Beirut, comedian Bob Hope and other celebrities visited the ship as part of Hope’s first USO tour since the Vietnam War.
The model maker, Peter D.H. “David” Tagg, served on the Manitowoc.
