Sri Langkawi 1971
Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp. | Fate |
Sri Langkawi (ex-Hunterdon County, ex-AGP838, ex-LST838) | A1500 | American Bridge, Pittsburgh, USA | 9.1944 | 8.11.1944 | 12.1944 // 1.1.1971 | deleted ~1983 | |
Sri Banggi (ex-Henry County, ex-LST824) | A1501 | 143 | Missouri Valley Bridge, Evansville, USA | 9.1944 | 8.11.1944 | 11.1944 // 7.10.1976 | stricken 2000 |
Rajah Jarom (ex-Sedgwick County, ex-LST1123) | A1502 | Chicago Bridge, Seneca, USA | 11.1944 | 29.1.1945 | 2.1945 // 7.10.1976 | stricken 9.1999 |
Displacement standard, t |
1780 |
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 |
2 x 2 - 40/60 Mk 1, 4 x 1 - 40/60 Mk 3, helicopter deck |
Military load |
4 (sometimes 2 or 6) LCVP, 20 medium tanks (25-t) or 500t of cargo, 163 marines |
Electronic equipment |
2x nav. radars |
Complement |
125 |
Project history: Former USN LST(2) tank landing ships.
Modernizations: 1990s, both survived: - 2 x 2 - 40/60, 4 x 1 - 40/60; + 3 x 1 - 40/70 Bofors 350
Naval service: Since 1992 both survived ships were used for supporting of light forces.
Sri Langkawi 1976
© Ivan Gogin, 2019