Thi Nai 1970
Qui Nhơn 1970
Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
Cam Ranh (ex-Marion County, ex-LST975, ex-T-LST975, ex-LST975) | HQ500 | Bethlehem, Hingham, USA | 12.1944 | 6.1.1945 | 2.1945 // 4.1962 | escaped to Philippines 4.1975 (Zamboanga del Sur) | |
Đà Nẵng (ex-Maricopa County, ex-LST938) | HQ501 | Bethlehem, Hingham, USA | 7.1944 | 15.8.1944 | 9.1944 // 7.1962 | captured by North Vietnam 29.4.1975 (Trần Khánh Dư) | |
Thị Nại (ex-Cayuga County, ex-LST529) | HQ502 | Jeffersonville, USA | 11.1943 | 17.1.1944 | 3.1944 // 12.1963 | escaped to Philippines 4.1975 (Cotabato del Sur) | |
Vũng Tàu (ex-Cochino County, ex-LST603) | HQ503 | Chicago Bridge, Seneca, USA | 11.1943 | 14.3.1944 | 4.1944 // 4.1969 | captured by North Vietnam 4.1975 (Vũng Tàu) | |
Qui Nhơn (ex-Bulloch County, ex-LST509) | HQ504 | Jeffersonville, USA | 10.1943 | 23.11.1943 | 1.1944 // 4.1970 | captured by North Vietnam 4.1975 (Qui Nhơn) | |
Nha Trang (ex-Jerome County, ex-LST848) | HQ505 | American Bridge, Pittsburgh, USA | 11.1944 | 21.12.1944 | 1.1945 // 4.1970 | escaped to Philippines 4.1975 (Agusan del Sur) |
Displacement standard, t |
1780 |
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 diesels |
Power, h. p. |
1700 |
Max speed, kts |
11 |
Fuel, t |
diesel oil 590 |
Endurance, nm(kts) | 24000 (9) |
Armament |
HQ500, 501, 503, 505: 2 x 2 - 40/60 Mk 1, 4 x 1 - 40/60 Mk 3, 12 x 1 - 20/70 Mk 10 HQ502, 504: 1 x 2 - 40/60 Mk 1, 5 x 1 - 40/60 Mk 3, 12 x 1 - 20/70 Mk 10 |
Military load |
4 (sometimes 2 or 6) LCVP, 20 medium tanks (25-t) or 500t of cargo, 163 marines |
Electronic equipment |
radar |
Complement |
110 |
Project history: Former USN LST type tank landing ships. HQ500 and 502 had pole masts, others had lattice tripods.
Modernizations: None.
Naval service: No significant events.
Qui Nhơn 1971
Thi Nai
Đà Nẵng 1962
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