LST - Landing Ship Tank

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
LST at Wikipedia
LCT at Wikipedia