| No | Name | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comm | Fate |
| LST1153 | 7/1955- Talbot County | Boston N Yd | 7/1945 | 24/4/1947 | 9/1947 | stricken 5/1973 |
| LST1154 | 7/1955- Tallahatchie County | Boston N Yd | 8/1945 | 19/7/1946 | 5/1949 | advance aviation base ship AVB2 2/1962 |
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Displacement standard, t |
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Displacement full, t |
6000 |
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Length, m |
116.4 |
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Breadth, m |
16.5 |
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Draught, m |
4.39 |
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No of shafts |
2 |
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Machinery |
Westinghouse / General Electric geared steam turbines, 2 Babcock & Wilcox boilers |
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Power, h. p. |
6000 |
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Max speed, kts |
14 |
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Fuel, t |
oil |
| Endurance, nm (kts) | |
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Armament |
2 x 1 - 127/38 Mk 12, 2 x 2 - 40/56 Bofors, 2 x 1 - 20/70 Oerlikon |
| Military load | 20 tanks, 197 marines |
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Sensors |
presumably SU radar |
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Complement |
190 |
Ship 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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