LST-542 class

GPTKB entity

Statements (35)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:ship
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs LST-1-class tank landing ship
gptkbp:armament 8 × 40 mm guns
12 × 20 mm guns
1 × 3"/50 caliber gun
gptkbp:beam 50 ft
gptkbp:builder various US shipyards
gptkbp:capacity 160 troops
20 Sherman tanks
30-40 vehicles
gptkbp:complement 7 officers, 104 enlisted
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:displacement 1,625 tons (light)
4,080 tons (full load)
gptkbp:draught 14 ft 1 in (max)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label LST-542 class
gptkbp:launched 1944
gptkbp:length 328 ft
gptkbp:notableOperation gptkb:Normandy_landings
Pacific Theater operations
gptkbp:notableShip gptkb:USS_LST-325
USS LST-742
gptkbp:numberBuilt 105
gptkbp:precededBy LST-1 class
gptkbp:propulsion 2 General Motors 12-567 diesel engines
gptkbp:range 24,000 nautical miles at 9 knots
gptkbp:retired 1950s
gptkbp:speed 12 knots
gptkbp:successor LST-1156 class
gptkbp:type LST-1-class tank landing ship
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:usedDuring gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:LST-1-class_tank_landing_ship
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6