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List Of LSTs
Argentine Navy * ARA ''BDT-1/Q41'' * ARA ''Cabo San Diego'' (BDT-2) * ARA ''Cabo San Francisco de Paula'' (BDT-3) * ARA ''Cabo San Gonzalo'' (BDT-4/Q44) * ARA ''Cabo San Antonio'' (Q42) * ARA ''Cabo San Isidro'' (BDT-6/Q46) * ARA ''Cabo San Pablo'' (BDT-7) * ARA ''Cabo Pio'' (BDT-10/Q50) * ARA ''Cabo San Sebastian'' (BDT-11) * ARA ''BDT-12'' * ARA ''Cabo Buen Tiempo'' (BDT-13) * ARA ''Cabo San Vincente'' (BDT-14) Brazilian Navy * NDCC ''Almirante Sabóia'' (G-25) * NDCC ''Mattoso Maia'' (G-28) * NDCC ''Garcia D'Avilla'' (G-29) * NDD ''Ceará'' (G-30) Royal Brunei Navy * KDB ''Damuam'' (L-31) * KDB ''Puni'' (L-32) * KDB ''Serasa'' (L-33) * KDB ''Teraban'' (L-34) Chilean Navy * BACH ''Comandante Hemmerdinger'' (LST-88) * BACH ''Comandate Araya'' (LST-89) Ecuadorian Navy * ''Hualcopo'' (T-55, T-61, TR-61) Hellenic Navy * ''Aliakmon'' (L104) Five ''Jason''-class tank landing ship: * ''HS Chios'' (L 173) * ''HS Samos'' (L 174) * ''HS Ikaria'' (L 175) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USS LST-851
USS ''LST-851'' was an ''LST-542''-class tank landing ship in the United States Navy. Like many of her class, she was not named and is properly referred to by her hull designation. History ''LST-851'' was laid down on 10 August 1944 at Seneca, Illinois Seneca is a village in LaSalle County, Illinois, LaSalle and Grundy County, Illinois, Grundy counties in the U.S. state of Illinois. The population was 2,353 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, down from 2,371 at the 2010 United States c ..., by the Chicago Bridge & Iron Co.; launched on 8 November 1944; sponsored by Mrs. Gertrude B. Van Trigt; and commissioned on 30 November 1944. During World War II, ''LST-851'' was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific theater and participated in the assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto in May 1945. Following the war, the ship performed occupation duty in the Far East until mid-October 1945. She returned to the United States and was decommissioned on 24 April 1946 and struck fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
INS Magar (L20)
INS ''Magar'' was the lead ship of s of the Indian Navy. She was built by Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers, Kolkata and was commissioned by Admiral R.H. Tahiliani, Chief of the Naval Staff on 15 July 1987. The ship has a length of 120 metres and a beam of 17.5 metres. The main weapon systems of the ship consist of CRN 91 Guns, chaff launcher ( Kavach) and the WM-18A Rocket launcher. The ship also carries four landing craft vehicle personnel (LCVP) on board, which can be used for the landing of troops. History The major operations undertaken by the ship include Operation Pawan ( Indian Peace Keeping Force operations in Sri Lanka), wherein she played a pivotal role in movement of logistics supplies to the area of operations, to support the IPKF land forces. In the wake of the 2004 Tsunami, the ship had provided relief for over 1,300 survivors. On 22 February 2006, at around 5 pm local time, an accidental fire broke out on the ship. It was caused while the ship was enga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Magar Class Landing Ship
The ''Magar''-class landing ships are amphibious warfare vessels of the Indian Navy, currently in active service. Only two ships of the class were designed and built by Hindustan Shipyard Limited Hindustan Shipyard Limited (HSL) is a shipyard located in Visakhapatnam on the east coast of India. History Founded as the ''Scindia Shipyard'', it was built by industrialist Walchand Hirachand as a part of The Scindia Steam Navigation Company ..., with fitting completed at Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers. History The design of the class is based on the ships formerly operated by the Royal Navy. They can operate two medium-lift helicopters, which are primarily meant for inserting small teams of special forces (e.g. MARCOS). To discharge a ship's cargo and most of the troops, it needs to be beached, so that it can utilize its bow-door, similar to an LST. The ships are stationed at the naval base in Visakhapatnam on India's east coast. Ships Gallery See also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
INS Airavat (L24)
INS ''Airavat'' is the third amphibious warfare vessel of the Indian Navy. History INS ''Airavat'' was built by Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers in Kolkata at Yard 2016. She began sea trials in July 2008 after completing basin trials in May. She was commissioned at the Eastern Naval Command in Visakhapatnam on 19 May 2009, by the Chief of Naval Staff, Admiral Sureesh Mehta. She is named for the mount of god Indra, the elephant Airavata, as mentioned in the Rigveda. Design Safety features aboard the ''Airavat'' include anti-roll flume stabilisation system, smoke curtains to impede spreading of smoke and toxic gases in case of fire, as well as battle damage control systems. Fully loaded, she can operate independently at high seas for up to 45 days. While primarily designed for amphibious assault operations, ''Airavat''s missions also include humanitarian assistance & disaster relief (HADR) during natural disasters, including tsunamis, cyclones and earthquakes. She has a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
INS Kesari (2005)
INS ''Kesari'' is a of the Indian Navy. History The ship was launched by Sandhya Prasad, wife of Vice Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Yashwant Prasad. In 2009, INS ''Kesari'' was transferred from the Eastern Naval Command in Vishakhapatnam to Port Blair. In March 2014, the ship, under the command of Commander
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INS Shardul (2004)
INS ''Shardul'' is the lead ship of the amphibious warfare vessels of the Indian Navy. On 3 October 2008, ''Shardul'' was affiliated to the 5 Armoured Regiment of the Indian Army in an on-board ceremony, at the Mumbai Naval Base. History ''Shardul'' started sea trials on 3 November 2006 and was commissioned into the Indian Navy, on 4 January 2007 by the defence minister A.K Antony at the naval base in Karwar. The ship was based at the Southern Naval Command in Kochi to train cadets before the commissioning of and . In March 2017 the ship was deployed on a two-month-long deployment in the south Indian Ocean to provide surveillance Surveillance is the monitoring of behavior, many activities, or information for the purpose of information gathering, influencing, managing or directing. This can include observation from a distance by means of electronic equipment, such as c ... support in the region. On March 10, 2020, INS Shardul arrived at Port Antsiranana with relief m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shardul Class Landing Ship
''Shardul''-class landing ships are large amphibious warfare vessels built at Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers for the Indian Navy. They are an evolution of the amphibious landing ships. The class has an indigenous content of over 90%. History ''Shardul'' was the first vessel commissioned at Karwar Naval Base, INS Kadamba. The second ship ''Kesari'' was commissioned at the Visakhapatnam Naval Base, and later moved to Port Blair Port Blair () is the capital city of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, a union territory of India in the Bay of Bengal. It is also the local administrative sub-division (''tehsil'') of the islands, the headquarters for the district of South And .... The third ship ''Airavata'' underwent sea trials in 2008 and was commissioned in 2009. Ships Gallery See also * List of active Indian Navy ships References External links Shardul Class - Bharat Rakshak [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jason-class Tank Landing Ship
The Jason-class tank landing ship (Hellenic: ''αρματαγωγό κλάσσης Ιάσων'', literally ''tank-carrier of class Jason'') is a class of tank landing ships (LSTs) designed and built in Greece through a cooperation of the Elefsis Shipyards with the National Technical University of Athens and the Hellenic Navy, which ordered the ships in 1986. Along with the , they are the primary amphibious warfare ships of the Hellenic Navy. The first was laid down on 18 April 1987, second in September 1987, third in May 1988, fourth in April 1989 and fifth in November 1989. Completion of all five and in particular the last three was severely delayed by the shipyard's financial problems, which was privatised in October 1997. Greece tried to start building a sixth ship in 2000 but cancelled it before construction began. The ships are capable of transporting 350 infantry troops, but they can transport up to 1,200 infantry for short distances, and they can also carry up to 22 main ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HMS LST 3002
HMS ''LST 3002'' was one of the first of her class of tank landing ship (LST). She had a short but interesting career which demonstrated the robustness of the design and construction of her class of ship. She was built at Swan Hunter's yard on the Tyne and commissioned in August 1945 after acceptance trials. She sailed from the Tyne through the Pentland Firth to the Gareloch, encountering and sinking a floating contact mine on the way. She took aboard stores at Roseneath and worked up off the Clyde during September. She sailed for the Far East independently. She left Suez at 0600 on 9 December. After passing through the Suez Canal into the Gulf of Suez with a cargo of Scammel tank transporters, she was rammed in calm conditions at 0028 on 10 December, by the Victory ship, SS Poland Victory, about south of Suez. She was struck just about midships causing a hole about wide on the upper deck and wide at the keel and cutting the LST almost in two, leaving just about to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USS Summit County (LST-1146)
USS ''Summit County'' (LST-1146) was an ''LST-542''-class tank landing ship in the United States Navy. Unlike many of her class, which received only numbers and were disposed of after World War II, she survived long enough to be named. On 1 July 1955, all LSTs still in commission were named for US counties or parishes; ''LST-1146'' was given the name ''Summit County'', after counties in Colorado, Ohio and Utah. She was decommissioned in 1969 and placed in reserve. She was sold to Ecuador and renamed BAE ''Hualcopo'' (T-55). Although she suffered a major fire in July 1998, she was still in service with the Ecuadorian Navy under her current pennant number of TR-61. U.S. Navy career ''LST-1146'' was laid down on 10 February 1945 at Seneca, Illinois, by the Chicago Bridge & Iron Co.; launched on 11 May 1945, sponsored by Mrs. Margaret L. Hecht, Jr.; and commissioned on 30 May 1945. Following World War II, ''LST-1146'' performed occupation duty in the Far East until mid-November ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USS Nye County (LST-1067)
USS ''Nye County'' (LST-1067) was an in the United States Navy. Unlike many of her class, which received only numbers and were disposed of after World War II, she survived long enough to be named. On 1 July 1955, all LSTs still in commission were named for US counties or parishes; ''LST-1067'' was given the name ''Nye County'', after a county in Nevada. Construction ''LST-1067'' was laid down on 24 January 194,5 at Hingham, Massachusetts, by the Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard; launched on 27 February 1945; and commissioned on 24 March 1945. Service history World War II Upon completing shakedown along the Virginia coast, ''LST–1067'' sailed to Davisville, Rhode Island, to load materials of war. Departing 16 May 1945, she steamed via the Panama Canal, first to Pearl Harbor, and then with additional cargo, to Guam, arriving 19 July. A second logistic voyage from the Hawaiian Islands to the Marianas occurred in the immediate aftermath of the Japanese surrender. She th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
