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LST-271

LST-1 Class Tank Landing Ship: Laid down, 21 January 1943, at American Bridge Co., Ambridge, PA.; Launched, 25 July 1943; Commissioned USS LST-271, 1 September 1943. During World War II, LST-271 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific theater and participated in the following operations: Occupation of Kwajalein and Majuro Atolls, January and February 1944; Capture and occupation of Saipan, June and July 1944; Tinian capture and occupation, July 1944; Capture and occupation of southern Palau Islands, September and October 1944; Lingayen Gulf landing, January 1945. Decommissioned, 22 April 1946; Struck from the Naval Register, 5 June 1946; Final Disposition, sold for scrapping, 15 April 1948, to Basalt Rock Co., Inc., Napa, CA. LST-271 earned five battle stars for World War II service.

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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