Colosseum, odysseus1980, Gollevainen, Garlicdesign, eswube, Hood : thanks, today i have five WWII Vessels.
LST-542-class tank landing ship
Displacement: 4,080 tons full load
Length: 100 m
Beam: 15 m
Draft Unloaded : 0.71 m forward and 2.29 m aft, Loaded : 2.49 m forward and 4.29 m aft
Propulsion: 2 × General Motors 12-567 diesel engines, two shafts, twin rudders
Speed: 12 knots
Boats & landing: 2 × LCVPs
Troops: Approximately 130 officers and enlisted men
Complement:8 to 10 officers, 89 to 100 enlisted men
Armament:
2 x Twin 40/60 m Bofors guns (2 x Mk. 51 directors)
4 x Single 40/60 m Bofors guns
4 to 6 x Oerlikon 20mm machine guns
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HTMS Angthong (Former USS LST-924)
Commissioned USS LST-924, 10 July 1944
Acquired by Thailand, 5 May 1947, named HTMS Angthong (LST-1)
renumbered LST-711 after 1998
Decommissioned 2006, status unknown
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HTMS Chang (Former USS Lincoln County LST-898)
Commissioned USS LST 898, 29 December 1944
Named USS Lincoln County (LST-898), 1 July 1955
Transferred to Thailand and commissioned into the Royal Thai Navy as HTMS Chang (LST-2), 3 August 1962
renumbered LST-712, date unknown
Decommissioned 2006
HTMS Chang was scuttled to make an artificial reef for scuba diving, November 22, 2012
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HTMS Phangan (Former USS Stark County LST-1134)
Commissioned USS LST-1134, 7 April 1945
Decommissioned, 16 May 1966, and transferred to Thailand and commissioned into the Royal Thai Navy as HTMS Pangan (LST-13)
Used in the Vietnam War, 1967 to 1972
Renumbered LST-713 between 1995 and 1997
Decommissioned 2008, to be used as a museum and tourist attraction at Koh Phangan, Surat Thani, Thailand
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HTMS Prathong (Former USS Dodge County LST-722)
Commissioned USS LST-722, 13 September 1944
Transferred, sold to Thailand, under the Security Assistance Program, 1 November 1975 and renamed HTMS Prathong
renumbered LST-715, date unknown
Decommissioned 2009
HTMS Prathong was scuttled to make an artificial reef for scuba diving, March 14, 2014
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HTMS Lanta (Former USS Stone County LST-1141)
Transferred under lease to Thailand, 12 March 1970, renamed HTMS Lanta (LST-4)
renumbered LST-714, date unknown
Decommissioned 2009,, to be used as a museum and tourist attraction at Koh Lanta, trang ,Thailand
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