USS LST-1 class ships

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:ship
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs LST-1-class tank landing ships
gptkbp:armament 20 mm guns
40 mm guns
gptkbp:beam 50 feet
gptkbp:builtBy gptkb:Consolidated_Steel_Corporation
gptkb:American_Bridge_Company
gptkb:Missouri_Valley_Bridge_&_Iron_Co.
gptkb:Bethlehem_Steel
gptkb:Dravo_Corporation
gptkb:Chicago_Bridge_&_Iron_Company
Evansville Shipyard
Jeffersonville Boat & Machine Co.
Pittsburgh Shipbuilding Company
gptkbp:capacity 160 troops
20 Sherman tanks
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:crewComplement 7 officers, 104 enlisted
gptkbp:designedFor amphibious warfare
gptkbp:displacement 1625 tons (light)
4050 tons (full load)
gptkbp:draught 3.8 feet (forward, light)
gptkbp:firstShipLaunched USS LST-1
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label USS LST-1 class ships
gptkbp:launched 1942
gptkbp:length 328 feet
gptkbp:navalArchitecture flat-bottomed hull
bow doors
ramp for vehicle unloading
gptkbp:notableOperation gptkb:Sicily_landings
gptkb:Normandy_landings
gptkb:Salerno_landings
gptkb:Anzio_landings
Pacific island hopping
Okinawa landings
gptkbp:notableShip gptkb:USS_LST-325
gptkb:USS_LST-393
USS LST-325 (museum ship)
gptkbp:numberBuilt over 1000
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:operatesIn gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:propulsion 2 General Motors 12-567 diesel engines
gptkbp:retired post-World War II
gptkbp:speed 12 knots
gptkbp:successor gptkb:LST-542_class
gptkbp:type LST-1-class tank landing ship
gptkbp:usedBy Allied navies
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Puget_Sound_Bridge_and_Dry_Dock_Company
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7