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ARGENTINA
AMPHIBIOUS SHIPS AND CRAFT
BDT1 tank landing ships (1944-1945/1947-1959)
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comm | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BDT1 (ex-LST870), 2.1959- Cabo San Bartolomé | Q41 | Jeffersonville, USA | 11.1944 | 15.12.1944 | 1.1945 // 3.1948 | stricken 1972 | |
| BDT2 (ex-LST995), 2.1959- Cabo San Diego | Q42 | Boston N Yd, Charlestown, USA | 3.1944 | 2.5.1944 | 5.1944 // 3.1948 | stricken 8.1963 | |
| BDT3 (ex-LST998), 2.1959- Cabo San Francisco de Paula | Q43 | Boston N Yd, Charlestown, USA | 4.1944 | 14.5.1944 | 5.1944 // 1948 | stricken 1964 | |
| BDT4 (ex-LST872), 2.1959- Cabo San Gonzalo | Q44 | Jeffersonville, USA | 11.1944 | 28.12.1944 | 1.1945 // 1948 | stricken 11.1979 | |
| BDT5 (ex-LST801), 2.1959- Cabo Buen Tiempo | Q45 | Jeffersonville, USA | 9.1944 | 14.10.1944 | 11.1944 // 1947 | stricken 2.1960 | |
| BDT6 (ex-LST919), 2.1959- Cabo San Isidro | Q46 | Bethlehem, Hingham, USA | 4.1944 | 17.5.1944 | 5.1944 // 3.1948 | stricken 8.1978 | |
| BDT7 (ex-LST994), 2.1959- Cabo San Pablo | Q47 | Boston N Yd, Charlestown, USA | 3.1944 | 17.4.1944 | 5.1944 // 1947 | stricken 1965 | |
| BDT8 (ex-LST869) | Q48 | Jeffersonville, USA | 10.1944 | 11.12.1944 | 1.1945 // 1947 | sold 2.1952 | |
| BDT9 (ex-LST1057) | Q49 | Dravo, Pittsburgh, USA | 2.1945 | 31.3.1945 | 5.1945 // 1948 | sold 1952 | |
| BDT10 (ex-LST1044), 2.1959- Cabo San Pio | Q50 | Dravo, Pittsburgh, USA | 11.1944 | 3.2.1945 | 3.1945 // 6.1948 | Prefectura Naval TS 1963, stricken 12.1980 | |
| BDT11 (ex-LST1108), 2.1959- Cabo San Sebastián | Q51 | Missouri Valley Bridge, Evansville, USA | 12.1944 | 1.2.1945 | 2.1945 // 1948 | stricken 1963 | |
| BDT12 (ex-LST1104) | Q52 | Missouri Valley Bridge, Evansville, USA | 12.1944 | 17.1.1945 | 2.1945 // 1948 | stricken 9.1956 | |
| BDT13 Cabo Buen Tiempo | Q53 | USA | // 1959 | stricken 7.1963 | |||
| BDT14 (ex-LST734), 2.1959- Cabo San Vicente | Q54 | Dravo, Pittsburgh, USA | 1.1944 | 4.3.1944 | 4.1944 // 1948 | stricken 11.1969 |
Technical data
| Displacement standard, t | 1625 - 1780 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | 3640 - 4080 |
| Length, m | 96.3 wl 100.0 oa |
| Breadth, m | 15.2 |
| Draught, m | landing: 1.19 fore, 3.00 aft, sea-going: 2.30 fore, 4.30 aft |
| No of shafts | 2 |
| Machinery | 2 General Motors diesels |
| Power, h. p. | 1800 |
| Max speed, kts | 12.1 |
| Fuel, t | diesel oil 590 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 24000 (9) |
| Armament | none |
| Military load | 20 medium tanks (25-t) or 500t of cargo, 163 marines |
| Electronic equipment | SO or SU radar |
| Complement | 91 - 125 |
Standard scale images
LST870 1945
Project history
Former USN LST ships, received by Armada Argentina in 1947-1948 from merchant companies.
Modernizations
None.
Naval service
Following one data, BDT5 was discarded, and BDT13 was purchased to replace her. Following other data, Cabo Bien Tiempo was redesignated from BDT5 to BDT13.
