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History |
United States |
Name | USS LST-544 |
Builder | Missouri Valley Bridge and Iron Company, Evansville, Indiana |
Laid down | 8 December 1943 |
Launched | 4 February 1944 |
Sponsored by | Mrs. Maudie M. Marlow |
Commissioned | 16 March 1944 |
Decommissioned | 9 August 1946 |
Stricken | 25 September 1946 |
Fate | Sold for scrapping 23 June 1947 |
General characteristics |
Class and type | LST-542-class tank landing ship |
Displacement |
- 1,625 long tons (1,651 t) light
- 4,080 long tons (4,145 t) full (seagoing draft with 1,675-ton load
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Length | 328 ft (100 m) |
Beam | 50 ft (15 m) |
Draft |
- Unloaded 2 ft 4 in (0.71 m) forward; 7 ft 6 in (2.29 m) aft
- Full load: 8 ft 2 in (2.49 m) forward; 14 ft 1 in (4.29 m) aft
- Landing with 500-ton load: 3 ft 11 in (1.19 m) forward; 9 ft 10 in (3.00 m) aft
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Propulsion | Two diesel engines, two shafts, twin rudders |
Speed | 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
Range | 24,000 nautical miles (44,448 kilometerss) at 9 knots while displacing 3,960 tons |
Boats & landing craft carried | 6 x LCVPs |
Capacity | 1,600-1,900 tons cargo depending on mission |
Troops | 14 officers, 131 enlisted men |
Complement | 9 officers, 120 enlisted men |
Armament | |