LST - Landing Ship Tank

 

• Length:  327' 
• Beam:  50' 
• Displacement: 1,780 tons (lite); 3,880 tons (full)
• Draft: 8' fwd; 14'4" aft (full load), unloading 2' 4" fwd 
• Speed: 9 knots, 10.8 knots (max) 
• Armament: 1- 3"/50 DP; 1 - 40mm; 6 - 20mm 
• Complement: 8-10 officers, 115 enlisted 
• Diesel engines, 2 - GM 12-567 
• Twin screws, twin rudders
• 2-6 LCVPs

LST = Large Slow Target

U.S. Navy Landing Ship Tank losses December 7, 1941 thru October 31, 1945