Hualcopo 1980
Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
Hualcopo (ex-Summit County, ex-LST1146) | T61, 2001- TR61 | Chicago Bridge & Iron, Chicago, USA | 15.2.1945 | 23.5.1945 | 1.6.1945 // 14.2.1977 | retired 2007 |
Displacement standard, t |
1650 |
Displacement full, t |
4080 |
Length, m |
100.0 |
Breadth, m |
15.2 |
Draught, m |
4.30 aft |
No of shafts |
2 |
Machinery |
2 General Motors 12-567A diesels |
Power, h. p. |
1700 |
Max speed, kts |
11.6 |
Fuel, t |
diesel oil |
Endurance, nm(kts) | 7200(10) |
Armament |
2 x 2 - 40/60 Mk 1, 4 x 1 - 40/60 Mk 3, 2 x 1 - 20/70 Mk 10 |
Military load | 20 medium tanks (25-t) or 500t of cargo, 147 marines |
Electronic equipment | radar |
Complement | 119 |
Project history: Former USN LST class tank landing ship. Used as transport.
Modernizations: None.
Naval service: Hualcopo was badly damaged by fire in July 1998 and never became fully operational again.
Hualcopo 2001
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