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USS Brontes (AGP-17)
ex
 USS LST-1125 (1945)


International Radio Call Sign:
November - Juliet - Yankee - Whiskey
 NJYW
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from left to right
American Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal
Portunus Class Motor Torpedo Boat Tender
  • Laid down as LST-1125, 15 November 1944, at Chicago Bridge & Iron Co., Seneca IL.
  • Launched, 6 February 1945
  • Placed in reduced commission as , 17 February 1945, Algiers, LA.
  • Decommissioned, 10 March 1945, at Maryland Drydock Co., Baltimore, MD., for conversion to a Motor Torpedo Boat Tender
  • Recommissioned, 14 August 1945, as USS Brontes (AGP-17), LT. W. B. Reanden, Jr., in command
  • Decommissioned, 14 March 1946
  • Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown
  • Commercial Service
  • Sold for commercial service, 1 April 1946, renamed MV GP-17, later in the same year renamed MV Barbara
  • Resold in 1948 to Mineral Transport Corp., Liberia, renamed MV Diane, reflagged Liberian
  • Resold in 1956 to Transportes Marimes, Mexico, renamed MV Xalapa, reflagged Mexican
  • Final Disposition, driven aground, 27 October 1949, at Manzanilla, Mexico by hurricane. Constructive total loss
    Specifications:
    Displacement 3,960 t.(lt) 4,100 t.(fl)
    Length 328'
    Beam 50'
    Draft 11' 2"
    Speed 11.6 kts.
    Complement
    Officers 37
    Enlisted 246
    Largest Boom Capacity 50 t.
    Boats two LCVP
    Armament
    one single 3'?50 cal dual purpose gun mount
    two quad 40mm AA gun mounts
    eight single 20mm AA gun mounts
    Fuel Capacities
    Diesel 4,480 Bbls
    Gasoline 62,000 Gals
    Propulsion
    two General Motors 12-567A Diesel engines
    single Falk Main Reduction Gears
    Ship's Service Generators
    three Diesel-drive 100Kw 120V/240V D.C.
    two Diesel-drive 100Kw 450V A.C.
    two propellers, 1,800 shp, twin rudders
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    Brontes 297k Overhead view of USS Brontes (AGP-17) underway, date and location unknown.
    US Navy photo from the collections of the US Navy Memorial    		 Stan Svec
    USS LST-1125 / USS Brontes (AGP-17)
    DANFS history entry located at the US Naval History and Heritage Command
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log
    Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
    LST Homeport
    State LST Chapters
    United States LST Association
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    Last Updated 23 September 2011