USS Terrebonne Parish

History
United States
NameUSS Terrebonne Parish (LST-1156)
NamesakeTerrebonne Parish, Louisiana
BuilderBath Iron Works, Bath, Maine
Laid down2 January 1952
Launched9 August 1952
Sponsored byMiss Anne L. McCrea
Commissioned21 November 1952
Decommissioned29 October 1971
RenamedFrom USS LST-1156 to USS Terrebonne Parish 1 July 1955
Stricken1 November 1976
Nickname(s)"T-Bone"
Honors &
awards
Fate
  • Loaned to Spain 29 October 1971
  • Sold to Spain 17 May 1978
Spain
NameVelasco (L-11)
NamesakeLuis Vicente de Velasco (1711–1762), Spanish naval commander
Acquired
  • On loan 29 October 1971
  • Purchased 17 May 1978
Fate
General characteristics
Class & typeTerrebonne Parish-class tank landing ship
Displacement
  • 2,590 tons (light),
  • 5,800 tons (full load)
Length384 ft 0 in (117.04 m)
Beam55 ft 0 in (16.76 m)
Draft17 ft 0 in (5.18 m)
Installed power6,000 shaft horsepower (4.48 megawatts)
PropulsionFour General Motors 16-278A diesel engines, two controllable-pitch propellers
Speed14 knots
Boats & landing
craft carried
Three LCVPs, one LCPL
Troops395 (15 officers and 380 enlisted men)
Complement205 (16 officers and 189 enlisted men)
Armament

USS Terrebonne Parish (LST-1156), originally USS LST-1156, affectionately nicknamed the "T-Bone" by her early crew, was a Terrebonne Parish-class tank landing ship built for the United States Navy in 1952. The lead ship in her class, she was named for Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana, the only U.S. Navy vessel to bear the name. The ship was transferred to Spain in 1971 and renamed Velasco (L-11). She was scrapped in 1994.