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Oosumi 1972

Ships

Name	No	Yard No	Builder	Laid down	Launched	Comp	Fate
おおすみ [Oosumi] (ex-Daggett County, ex-LST689)	LST4001		Jeffersonville, USA	1.1944	9.3.1944	5.1944 // 4.1961	stricken 3.1974
しもきた [Shimokita] (ex-Hillsdale County, ex-LST835)	LST4002		American Bridge, Pittsburgh, USA	9.1944	25.10.1944	11.1944 // 4.1961	stricken 3.1975
しれとこ [Shiretoko] (ex-Nansemond County, ex-LST1064)	LST4003		Bethlehem, Hingham, USA	1.1945	14.2.1945	3.1945 // 4.1961	stricken 3.1976

100 - 1000 t displacement/ BRT tonnage vessels

Name No Yard No Builder Laid down Launched Comp Fate おおすみ [Oosumi] (ex-Daggett County, ex-LST689) LST4001   Jeffersonville, USA 1.1944 9.3.1944 5.1944 // 4.1961 stricken 3.1974 しもきた [Shimokita] (ex-Hillsdale County, ex-LST835) LST4002   American Bridge, Pittsburgh, USA 9.1944 25.10.1944 11.1944 // 4.1961 stricken 3.1975 しれとこ [Shiretoko] (ex-Nansemond County, ex-LST1064) LST4003   Bethlehem, Hingham, USA 1.1945 14.2.1945 3.1945 // 4.1961 stricken 3.1976

Technical data

Displacement standard, t	1650
Displacement full, t	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	1 x 2 - 40/60 Mk 1, 4 x 1 - 40/60 Mk 3, 12 x 1 - 20/70 Mk 10
Military load	4 LCVP, 20 medium tanks (25-t) or 500t of cargo, 163 marines
Electronic equipment	SO or SU radar
Complement	100

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Project history

Former USN tank landing ships, transferred under MDAP.

Modernizations

None.

Naval service

No significant events.