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AMPHIBIOUS SHIPS AND CRAFT
ALIAKMON tank landing ships (1944-1945/1947)
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comm | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Αλιάκμων [Aliakmon] (ex-LST3002) | L3002, 1961- L104 | Vickers-Armstrong, Tyne, UK | 1944 | 29.4.1945 | 9.1945 // 5.1947 | stricken 1964 | |
| Αξιός [Axios] (ex-LST3007) | L3007, 1961- L109 | Harland & Wolff, Belfast, UK | 3.1944 | 16.9.1944 | 5.1945 // 4.1947 | stricken 6.1962 | |
| Αλφειός [Alfeios] (ex-LST3020) | L3020, 1961- L107 | Swan Hunter, Wallsend, UK | 1944 | 31.10.1944 | 4.1945 // 5.1947 | stricken 8.1963 | |
| Στρυμών [Strymon] (ex-LST3502) | L3502, 1961- L182 | Canadian Vickers, Montreal, Canada | 4.1944 | 31.8.1944 | 5.1945 // 5.1947 | stricken 6.1962 | |
| Αχελώος [Achelaos] (ex-LST3503) | L3503, 1961- L116 | Canadian Vickers, Montreal, Canada | 1944 | 12.10.1944 | 5.1945 // 5.1947 | stricken 1964 | |
| Πηνειός [Pyneos] (ex-LST3506) | L3506, 1961- L171 | Canadian Vickers, Montreal, Canada | 1944 | 2.12.1944 | 7.1945 // 4.1947 | stricken 1968 |
Technical data
| Displacement standard, t | 2300 light |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | 4980 |
| Length, m | 105.9 |
| Breadth, m | 16.8 |
| Draught, m | 3.79 deep load |
| No of shafts | 2 |
| Machinery | 2 VTE, 2 Admiralty 3-drum boilers |
| Power, h. p. | 5500 |
| Max speed, kts | 13.5 |
| Fuel, t | oil 1400 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 8000(11) |
| Armament | 2 x 2 - 40/60 RP.50 Mk V, 2 x 2 - 20/70 Mk V, 2 x 1 - 20/70 Mk III |
| Military load | 5 LCA, 1 LCT(6), 15 40t or 20 25t tanks, 14 3t trucks, 170 troops |
| Electronic equipment | radar |
| Complement | 111 |
Project history
Former RN LST(3) class ships.
Modernizations
None.
Naval service
No significant events.
