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AMPHIBIOUS SHIPS AND CRAFT
DANYANG tank landing ships (1942-1945/1950-1956)
Photo
Deokbong 1970s
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 문산 [Munsan] (ex-LST120) | Jeffersonville, USA | 5.1943 | 7.8.1943 | 9.1943 // 2.1947 | deleted 1959 | ||
| 단양 [Danyang] (ex-LST343) | Norfolk N Yd, Portsmouth, USA | 10.1942 | 15.12.1942 | 1.1943 // 2.1947 | deleted 1959 | ||
| 울산 [Ulsan] (ex-LST608) | Chicago Bridge, Seneca, USA | 12.1943 | 11.4.1944 | 4.1944 // 2.1947 | deleted 1959 | ||
| 룡화 [Ryong Hwa], 7.1949- 천안 [Cheonan] (ex-LST659) | 801 | American Bridge, Pittsburgh, USA | 12.1943 | 20.3.1944 | 4.1944 // 5.1947 | deleted 1959 | |
| 천영 [Cheolong] (ex-LST...) | 802 | USA | 1942-45 // 9.1951 | deleted 1959 | |||
| 안동 [Andong] (ex-LST...) | 803 | USA | 1942-45 // 9.1952 | deleted 1959 | |||
| 촌포 [Cheonbo] (ex-LST595) | 805 | Missouri Valley Bridge, Evansville, USA | 7.1944 | 16.8.1944 | 9.1944 // 9.1952 | deleted 1959 | |
| 룡파 [Yongbi] (ex-LST388) | 806 | Newport News, USA | 6.1942 | 28.9.1942 | 11.1942 // 9.1952 | deleted 1959 | |
| 운봉 [Unbong] (ex-LST1010) | 807, 1980- 671 | Bethlehem, Quincy, USA | 2.1944 | 29.3.1944 | 4.1944 // 3.1955 | stricken 2008 | |
| 독봉 [Deokbong] (ex-LST227) | 808, 1980- 672 | Chicago Bridge, Seneca, USA | 5.1943 | 21.9.1943 | 10.1943 // 3.1955 | grounded 1989, stricken | |
| 비봉 [Bibong] (ex-LST218) | 809, 1980- 673 | Chicago Bridge, Seneca, USA | 2.1943 | 20.7.1943 | 8.1943 // 5.1955 | stricken 2.1999 | |
| 계봉 [Gyebong] (ex-Berkshire County, ex-LST288) | 810, 1980- 675 | American Bridge, Pittsburgh, USA | 9.1943 | 7.11.1943 | 12.1943 // 3.1956 | stricken 2008 | |
| 장수[Jangsu] (ex-APL59) | 811 | Dravo, Pittsburgh, USA | 9.1943 | 6.11.1943 | 12.1943 // 1956 | stricken early 1970s | |
| 위봉 [Wibong] (ex-Johnson County, ex-LST849) | 812, 1980- 676 | American Bridge, Pittsburgh, USA | 11.1944 | 30.12.1944 | 1.1945 // 1.1959 | stricken 2008 | |
| 수영 [Suyeong] (ex-Kane County, ex-LST853) | 813, 1980- 677 | Chicago Bridge, Seneca, USA | 8.1944 | 17.11.1944 | 12.1944 // 12.1958 | stricken 2008 | |
| 북한 [Bukhan] (ex-Linn County, ex-LST900) | 815, 1980- 678 | Dravo, Pittsburgh, USA | 10.1944 | 9.12.1944 | 1.1945 // 12.1958 | stricken 2008 | |
| 화산 [Hwasan] (ex-Pender County, ex-LST1080) | 816, 1980- 679 | Bethlehem, Hingham, USA | 4.1945 | 2.5.1945 | 5.1945 // 10.1958 | stricken 2000 |
Technical data
| Displacement standard, t | 1653 |
|---|---|
| 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 12-567A or 12-278A diesels |
| Power, h. p. | 1800 |
| Max speed, kts | 10 |
| Fuel, t | diesel oil 569 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 15000(9) |
| Armament | 2 x 2 - 40/60 Mk 1, 4 x 1 40/60 Mk 3, 2 x 1 - 20/70 Mk 10 |
| Military load | 4 LCVP, 20 medium tanks (25-t) or 500t of cargo, 163 marines |
| Electronic equipment | nav. radar |
| Complement | 70 |
Graphics
Deokbong 1970s
Bukhan 1997
Project history
Former USN LST1 class tank landing ships.
Modernizations
None.
Naval service
No significant events.
