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United States | |
Name | USS LST-607 |
Builder | Chicago Bridge and Iron Company, Seneca, Illinois |
Laid down | 2 December 1943 |
Launched | 7 April 1944 |
Sponsored by | Mrs. John Pirok |
Commissioned | 24 April 1944 |
Decommissioned | 11 January 1946 |
In service | With Military Sea Transportation Service as USNS LST-607 (T-LST-607) from 31 March 1952 |
Fate | Transferred to Philippine Navy 13 September 1976 |
Stricken | 1 November 1973 |
Philippines | |
Name | BRP Leyte del Sur |
Acquired | 13 September 1976 |
Stricken | prior 1990 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | LST-542-class LST |
Displacement |
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Length | 328 ft (100 m) |
Beam | 50 ft (15 m) |
Draft |
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Propulsion | Two diesel engines, two shafts |
Speed |
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Complement | 7 officers, 204 enlisted |
Armament |
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USS LST-607 was a United States Navy LST-542-class tank landing ship in commission from 1944 to 1946. She later served in a non-commissioned status in the Military Sea Transportation Service as USNS LST-607 (T-LST-607).
LST-607 was laid down on 2 December 1943 at Seneca Illinois, by the Chicago Bridge and Iron Company. She was launched on 7 April 1944, sponsored by Mrs. John Pirok;, and commissioned on 24 April 1944.
During World War II, LST-607 was assigned to the Pacific Theater of Operations and participated in the capture and occupation of the southern Palau Islands in September and October 1944.
Following the war, LST-607 performed occupation duty in the Far East until early January 1946. She was decommissioned on 11 January 1946.
On 31 March 1952, LST-607 was transferred to the Military Sea Transportation Service, in which she served as USNS LST-607 (T-LST-607).
USNS LST-607 was transferred to the Philippine Navy on 13 September 1976. Her later fate is unknown.
LST-607 earned one battle star for World War II service.
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This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships .