Endurance 1975
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| Endurance (ex-Holmes County, ex-LST836) | 201 | American Bridge, Pittsburgh, USA | 11.9.1944 | 29.10.1944 | 25.11.1944 // 1.7.1971 | stricken 1998 | |
| Excellence (ex-T-LST629, ex-LST629) | 202 | Chicago Bridge, Seneca, USA | 13.4.1944 | 8.7.1944 | 28.7.1944 // 4.6.1976 | stricken 11.2000 | |
| Intrepid (ex-T-LST579, ex-LST579) | 203 | 104 | Missouri Valley Bridge, Evansville, USA | 4.5.1944 | 22.6.1944 | 21.7.1944 // 4.6.1976 | stricken 11.2000 |
| Resolution (ex-T-LST649, ex-LST649) | 204 | Chicago Bridge, Seneca, USA | 19.7.1944 | 6.10.1944 | 26.10.1944 // 4.6.1976 | stricken 1993 | |
| Persistence (ex-T-LST613, ex-LST613) | 205 | Chicago Bridge, Seneca, USA | 28.1.1944 | 6.5.1944 | 22.5.1944 // 4.6.1976 | stricken 1998 | |
| Perseverance (ex-T-LST623, ex-LST623) | 206 | Chicago Bridge, Seneca, USA | 3.1944 | 12.6.1944 | 21.6.1944 // 4.6.1976 | stricken 1992 |
|
Displacement standard, t |
1653 |
|
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 12-567A diesels |
|
Power, h. p. |
1800 |
|
Max speed, kts |
12.1 |
|
Fuel, t |
diesel oil 590 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 24000 (9) |
|
Armament |
201: 5 x 1 - 40/60 Mk 3 202: 2 x 1 - 40/60 Mk 3, helicopter deck 203-206: 1 x 1 - 4.60 Mk 3 |
| Military load |
2 LCVP, 20 medium tanks (25-t) or 500t of cargo, 163 marines |
|
Electronic equipment |
Decca 626 radar |
|
Complement |
91 - 125 |
Project history: Former USN LST Mk 2 tank landing ships. Three more ships, T-LST276, LST532 Chase County and T-LST117 were also transferred to Singapore but sold commercially before entering naval service.
Modernizations: None.
Naval service: No significant events.
Intrepid 1979
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