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LST-33

LST-1 Class Tank Landing Ship: Laid down, 23 February 1943, at Dravo Corp., Pittsburgh, PA.; Launched, 21 June 1943; Commissioned USS LST-33, 4 August 1943; Transferred to the Greek Navy, 18 August 1943, where she served through the remainder of World War II; Final Disposition: sold to Greece, January 1947, and served there as Samos (L- 179); Struck from the Naval Register, 23 June 1947.

Specifications: Displacement 1,780 t.(lt), 3,880 t.(fl); Length 328'; Beam 50'; Draft unloaded, bow 2' 4" stern 7' 6", loaded bow 8' 2" stern 14' 1"; Speed 12k.; Complement 8-10 Officers, 100-115 Enlisted; Troop Capacity, approx. 140 officers and enlisted; Boats, 2-6 LCVP; Armament; one single 3"/50 gun mount, five 40mm gun mounts, six 20mm gun mounts, two .50-cal machine guns, four .30-cal machine guns; Propulsion, two General Motors 12-567 diesel engines, two shafts, twin rudders.

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