LST-542-class tank landing ship

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instance_of	gptkb:starship
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:USS_Fort_Hindman
gptkbp:armament	machine guns 40 mm Bofors guns 20 mm Oerlikon cannons
gptkbp:beam	50 feet
gptkbp:capacity	20 tanks
gptkbp:commissioned	gptkb:1944 1970s
gptkbp:constructed_in	gptkb:Baldwin_Locomotive_Works
gptkbp:crew	approximately 50
gptkbp:decommissioned	1970s
gptkbp:designed_by	gptkb:battle
gptkbp:displacement	4,000 tons
gptkbp:draft_year	7 feet
gptkbp:fate	scrapped
gptkbp:historical_significance	amphibious assault capabilities supporting naval operations transporting troops and equipment enabling beach landings
gptkbp:home_port	various
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	LST-542-class tank landing ship
gptkbp:is_used_by	gptkb:battle
gptkbp:launched	gptkb:1944
gptkbp:length	328 feet
gptkbp:max_takeoff_weight	gptkb:LCVP LCT LCPR
gptkbp:notable_operations	gptkb:D-Day_landings gptkb:Operation_Enduring_Freedom gptkb:Operation_Iraqi_Freedom gptkb:Operation_Desert_Storm gptkb:Tet_Offensive Inchon landing
gptkbp:number_built	over 1,000
gptkbp:operational_range	1,500 nautical miles
gptkbp:propulsion	gptkb:engine
gptkbp:replaced_by	modern amphibious ships
gptkbp:role	gptkb:starship
gptkbp:service_history	gptkb:Korean_War gptkb:Vietnam_War gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:sister_ship	LST-541 LST-543
gptkbp:speed	12 knots