USS LST-283
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USS LST-283 was a LST-1-class tank landing ship in the United States Navy during World War II. She was later sold to the Peruvian Navy and renamed BAP Chimbote (LT-34).[1]
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USS LST-283 on 24 January 1944 | |
History | |
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United States | |
Name | LST-283 |
Builder | American Bridge Co., Ambridge |
Laid down | 2 August 1943 |
Launched | 10 October 1943 |
Sponsored by | Mrs C. W. McNamee |
Commissioned | 18 November 1943 |
Decommissioned | 13 June 1946 |
Stricken | 22 January 1947 |
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Fate | Sold to commercial service, 1947 |
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Peru | |
Name | Chimbote |
Namesake | Chimbote |
Acquired | 21 December 1951 |
Commissioned | 21 December 1951 |
Decommissioned | 1984 |
Identification | Pennant number: LT-34 |
Fate | Scuttled 1989/90 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | LST-1-class tank landing ship |
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Length | 327 ft 9 in (99.90 m) |
Beam | 50 ft (15 m) |
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Propulsion | 2 General Motors 12-567 900 hp (671 kW) diesel engines, two shafts, twin rudders |
Speed | 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
Range | 24,000 nmi (44,000 km) at 9 kn (17 km/h; 10 mph) |
Boats & landing craft carried | 2 × LCVPs |
Complement | 7 officers, 104 enlisted |
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