LST1153 1955
Talbot County 1963
Tallahatchie County 1968
| No | Name | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comm | Fate |
| LST1153 | 7/1955- Talbot County | Boston N Yd, Charlestown | 19.7.1945 | 24.4.1947 | 3.9.1947 | stricken 5.1973 | |
| LST1154 | 7.1955- Tallahatchie County | Boston N Yd, Charlestown | 4.8.1945 | 19.7.1946 | 24.5.1949 | advance aviation base ship AVB2 2.1962 |
|
Displacement standard, t |
2250 |
|
Displacement full, t |
6000 |
|
Length, m |
116.4 |
|
Breadth, m |
16.5 |
|
Draught, m |
4.39 |
|
No of shafts |
2 |
|
Machinery |
2 sets Westinghouse / General Electric geared steam turbines, 2 Babcock & Wilcox boilers |
|
Power, h. p. |
6000 |
|
Max speed, kts |
14 |
|
Fuel, t |
oil |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 10000(10) |
|
Armament |
2 x 1 - 127/38 Mk 30, 2 x 2 - 40/60 Mk 1, 2 x 1 - 20/70 Mk 10 |
| Military load | 20 tanks or 500t of cargo, 175 marines |
|
Electronic equipment |
presumably SU radar |
|
Complement |
181 |
Project history: Not very successful attempt to increase the speed of LST, using steam turbine machinery.
Modernizations:
None.Naval service: No significant events.
LST1153
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