USS LST-277
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USS LST-277 was a LST-1-class tank landing ship in the United States Navy during World War II. She was later sold to Chile as Commandante Toro (LST-97).[1]
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USS LST-277 and USS LST-274 on 27 May 1944 | |
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United States | |
Name | LST-277 |
Builder | American Bridge Co., Ambridge |
Laid down | 31 May 1943 |
Launched | 5 September 1943 |
Sponsored by | Mrs. W. D. Guernsey |
Commissioned | 24 October 1943 |
Decommissioned | 12 February 1946 |
Renamed | Q055, 20 May 1949 |
Recommissioned | 31 March 1952 |
Renamed | T-LST-277 |
Decommissioned | 1 February 1973 |
Stricken | 1 February 1973 |
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Honors and awards | See Awards |
Fate | Transferred to Chile, 2 February 1973 |
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Chile | |
Name | Commandante Toro |
Namesake | Commandante Toro |
Commissioned | 2 February 1973 |
Decommissioned | 1977 |
Identification | Pennant number: LST-97 |
Fate | Scrapped, December 1977 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | LST-1-class tank landing ship |
Displacement |
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Length | 328 ft (100 m) oa |
Beam | 50 ft (15 m) |
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Propulsion |
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Speed | 12 kn (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
Range | 24,000 nmi (44,000 km; 28,000 mi) at 9 kn (17 km/h; 10 mph) while displacing 3,960 long tons (4,024 t) |
Boats & landing craft carried | 2 or 6 x LCVPs |
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Troops | 16 officers, 147 enlisted men |
Complement | 13 officers, 104 enlisted men |
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