LST3 1946
Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
LST3 (ex-LST1040) | LST3 | Dravo, Pittsburgh, USA | 12.1944 | 13.1.1945 | 2.1945 // 10.1946 | stricken 6.1947 | |
LST4 (ex-LST585) | LST4 | Missouri Valley Bridge, Evansville, USA | 5.1944 | 12.7.1944 | 8.1944 // 8.1946 | stricken 1947 |
Displacement standard, t |
1625 - 1780 |
Displacement full, t |
3640 - 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, 12 x 1 - 20/70 Mk 4 |
Military load |
4 LCVP, 20 medium tanks (25-t) or 500t of cargo, 163 marines |
Electronic equipment |
SE or SF or SL or SO or SU radar |
Complement |
91 - 125 |
Project history: Former USN LST(2) tank landing ships.
Modernizations: None.
Naval service: No significant events.
� Ivan Gogin, 2015