Amazonas 1975
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| Amazonas (ex-Vernon County, ex-LST1161) | T51 | 573 | Ingalls, Pascagoula, USA | 14.4.1952 | 25.11.1952 | 18.5.1953 // 29.6.1973 | stricken 1993 |
|
Displacement standard, t |
2590 |
|
Displacement full, t |
5786 |
|
Length, m |
117.4 |
|
Breadth, m |
17.1 |
|
Draught, m |
5.18 |
|
No of shafts |
2 |
|
Machinery |
4 General Motors 16-278A diesels |
|
Power, h. p. |
6000 |
|
Max speed, kts |
14 |
|
Fuel, t |
diesel oil 1060 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 6000(9) |
|
Armament |
3 x 2 - 76/50 Mk 33, helicopter deck |
| Military load | 10 tanks or 17 LVTP or 2200t of cargo, 395 marines, 2 LCVP |
|
Electronic equipment |
Decca, SPS-21, 2x SPG-34 radars |
|
Complement |
116 |
Project history: Former USN Terrebonne Parish class LST. Loaned 29.6.1973, purchased outright 30.12.1977.
Modernizations: None.
Naval service: Amazonas ran aground 6.8.1980 at St. Lucia in a hurricane, later salvaged and repaired.
Amazonas 1977
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