Río Panuco 1990
Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
Río Panuco (ex-Park County, ex-LST1077) | A01, 2001- A401 | Bethlehem, Hingham, USA | 3.1945 | 18.4.1945 | 8.5.1945 // 20.9.1971 | stricken 2004 | |
Manzanillo (ex-Clearwater County, ex-LST602), 1993- Río Papaloapan | A02, 2001- A402 | Chicago Bridge, Seneca, USA | 10.1943 | 9.3.1944 | 31.3.1944 // 25.2.1972 | stricken 11.2011 |
Displacement standard, t |
1625 |
Displacement full, t |
4080 |
Length, m |
96.3 wl 100.0 oa |
Breadth, m |
15.2 |
Draught, m |
2.30 fore, 4.30 aft |
No of shafts |
2 |
Machinery |
2 General Motors 12-567A diesels |
Power, h. p. |
1800 |
Max speed, kts |
11.6 |
Fuel, t |
diesel oil 590 |
Endurance, nm(kts) | 6000(11) |
Armament |
A01: 2 x 2 - 40/60 Mk 1, 4 x 1 - 40/60 Mk 3 A02: 2 x 2 - 40/60 Mk 1, 4 x 1 - 40/60 Mk 3, helicopter deck |
Military load |
2 LCVP, 20 medium tanks (25-t) or 500t of cargo, 163 marines |
Electronic equipment |
2x radars |
Complement |
130 |
Project history: Former USN LST Mk 2 class ships. Manzanillo was transferred unarmed after service in the US MSC as an arctic area supply ship. She had reinforced waterline fwd.
Modernizations: None.
Naval service: No significant events.
Río Panuco 1991
© Ivan Gogin, 2018