Aka 1950
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| أكا [Aka] (ex-LST178) | Missouri Valley Bridge, Evansville, USA | 2.1943 | 23.5.1943 | 6.1943 // 1950 | scuttled 1.11.1956 |
|
Displacement standard, t |
1625 |
|
Displacement full, t |
4080 |
|
Length, m |
96.3 wl 100.0 oa |
|
Breadth, m |
15.2 |
|
Draught, m |
landing: 1.19 fore, 3.00 aft, sea-going: 2.30 fore, 4.30 aft |
|
No of shafts |
2 |
|
Machinery |
2 General Motors diesels |
|
Power, h. p. |
1800 |
|
Max speed, kts |
12.1 |
|
Fuel, t |
diesel oil 590 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 24000 (9) |
|
Armament |
1 x 1 - 76/50 Mk 21, 4 x 1 - 40/60 Mk 3, 6 x 1 - 20/70 Mk 10 |
| Military load |
4 LCVP, 20 medium tanks (25-t) or 500t of cargo, 163 marines |
|
Electronic equipment |
radar |
|
Complement |
125 |
Project history: Former British LST(2) class tank landing ship.
Modernizations: None.
Naval service: Aka was scuttled as blockship near Timsah in the Suez Canal 1.11.1956. Later she was refloated, beached and abandoned.
© Ivan Gogin, 2016