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COTABATO tank landing ships (1943-1945/1947-1976)
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Leyte del Sur 1970s
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comm | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cotabato (ex-LST75) | T36, 1965- LT36 | Jeffersonville, USA | 1.1943 | 7.4.1943 | 6.1943 // 12.1947 | deleted 1964 | |
| Pampanga (ex-LST842) | T37, 1965- LT37 | American Bridge, Pittsburgh, USA | 10.1944 | 24.11.1944 | 12.1944 // 1.1948 | deleted 1965? | |
| Bulacan (ex-LST843) | T38, 1965- LT38 | American Bridge, Pittsburgh, USA | 10.1944 | 29.11.1944 | 12.1944 // 1.1948 | deleted 1978 | |
| Albay (ex-LST865) | T39, 1965- LT39 | Jeffersonville, USA | 10.1944 | 22.11.1944 | 12.1944 // 12.1947 | deleted 1978 | |
| Misamis Oriental (ex-LST875) | T40, 1965- LT40 | Missouri Valley Bridge, Evansville, USA | 10.1944 | 29.11.1944 | 12.1944 // 7.1948 | deleted 1978 | |
| Agusan del Sur (ex-Nha Trang, ex-Jerome County, ex-LST848) | LT54 | American Bridge, Pittsburgh, USA | 11.1944 | 21.12.1944 | 1.1945 // 4.1976 | stricken 1986 | |
| Sierra Madre (ex-My Tho, ex-Harnett County, ex-LST821) | LT57 | Missouri Valley Bridge, Evansville, USA | 9.1944 | 27.10.1944 | 11.1944 // 4.1976 | wrecked 1999 | |
| Bataan (ex-Caddo Parish, ex-LST515) | LT85 | Chicago Bridge, Seneca, USA | 9.1943 | 31.12.1943 | 1.1944 // 11.1969 | discarded 1976 | |
| Zamboanga del Sur (ex-Cam Ranh, ex-Marion County, ex-LST975) | LT86 | Bethlehem, Hingham, USA | 12.1944 | 6.1.1945 | 2.1945 // 11.1975 | discarded 2013 | |
| Cotabato del Sur (ex-Thi Nai, ex-Cayuga County, ex-LST529) | LT87 | Jeffersonville, USA | 11.1943 | 17.1.1944 | 3.1944 // 11.1975 | discarded 2016 | |
| Mindoro Occidental (ex-T-LST222, ex-LST(H)222, ex-LST222) | LT93 | Chicago Bridge, Seneca, USA | 3.1943 | 17.8.1943 | 9.1943 // 7.1972 | discarded 1991-94 | |
| Surigao del Norte (ex-T-LST488, ex-LST(H)488, ex-LST488) | LT94 | Kaiser, Richmond, USA | 1.1943 | 5.3.1943 | 5.1943 // 7.1972 | discarded 1991-94 | |
| Surigao del Sur (ex-T-LST546, ex-LST546) | LT95 | Missouri Valley Bridge, Evansville, USA | 12.1943 | 16.2.1944 | 3.1944 // 7.1972 | deleted 1988 | |
| Cagayan (ex-Hickman County, ex-LST825) | LT97 | Missouri Valley Bridge, Evansville, USA | 10.1944 | 11.11.1944 | 12.1944 // 11.1969 | deleted 1988 | |
| Ilocos Norte (ex-Madera County, ex-LST905) | LT98 | Dravo, Pittsburgh, USA | 11.1944 | 30.12.1944 | 1.1945 // 11.1969 | deleted 1992 | |
| Tarlac (ex-T-LST47, ex-LST47) | LT500 | Dravo, Pittsburgh, USA | 7.1943 | 24.9.1943 | 11.1943 // 9.1976 | deleted 1990 | |
| Laguna (ex-T-LST230, ex-LST230) | LT501 | Chicago Bridge, Seneca, USA | 5.1943 | 12.10.1943 | 11.1943 // 9.1976 | in service (2019) | |
| Samar Oriental (ex-T-LST287, ex-LST287) | LT502 | American Bridge, Pittsburgh, USA | 8.1943 | 31.10.1943 | 12.1943 // 9.1976 | deleted 1991-94 | |
| Lanao del Sur (ex-T-LST491, ex-LST491) | LT503 | Missouri Valley Bridge, Evansville, USA | 7.1943 | 23.9.1943 | 12.1943 // 9.1976 | deleted 1988 | |
| Lanao del Norte (ex-T-LST566, ex-LST566) | LT504 | Missouri Valley Bridge, Evansville, USA | 3.1944 | 11.5.1944 | 5.1944 // 9.1976 | wrecked 12.2014 | |
| Leyte del Sur (ex-T-LST607, ex-LST607) | LT505 | Chicago Bridge, Seneca, USA | 12.1943 | 7.4.1944 | 4.1944 // 9.1976 | deleted 1990 | |
| Davao Oriental (ex-Oosumi, ex-Daggett County, ex-LST689) | LT506 | Jeffersonville, USA | 1.1944 | 9.3.1944 | 5.1944 // 9.1976 | deleted 1994 | |
| Benguet (ex-Daviess County, ex-LST692) | LT507 | Jeffersonville, USA | 2.1944 | 31.3.1944 | 5.1944 // 9.1976 | in service (2019) | |
| Aurora (ex-Harris County, ex-LST822) | LT508 | Missouri Valley Bridge, Evansville, USA | 9.1944 | 1.11.1944 | 11.1944 // 9.1976 | deleted 1991-94 | |
| Cavite (ex-Shimokita, ex-Hillsdale County, ex-LST835) | LT509 | American Bridge, Pittsburgh, USA | 9.1944 | 25.10.1944 | 11.1944 // 9.1976 | deleted 1991-94 | |
| Samar del Norte (ex-Shiretoko, ex-Nansemond County, ex-LST1064) | LT510 | Bethlehem, Hingham, USA | 1.1945 | 14.2.1945 | 3.1945 // 9.1976 | deleted 1996-99 | |
| Cotabato del Norte (ex-Orleans Parish, ex-LST1069) | LT511 | Bethlehem, Hingham, USA | 2.1945 | 7.3.1945 | 3.1945 // 9.1976 | deleted 1991-94 | |
| Tawi-Tawi (ex-T-LST1072, ex-LST1072) | LT512 | Bethlehem, Hingham, USA | 2.1945 | 20.3.1945 | 4.1945 // 9.1976 | deleted 1991-94 | |
| Kalinga Apayao (ex-Can Tho, ex-Garrett County, ex-LST786) | LT516 | Dravo, Pittsburgh, USA | 5.1944 | 22.7.1944 | 8.1944 // 9.1976 | stricken 7.2010 |
Technical data
| Displacement standard, t | 1625 |
|---|---|
| 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 | T36-40: 2 x 2 - 40/60 Mk 1, 4 x 1 - 40/60 Mk 3, 12 x 1 - 20/70 Mk 10 LT54-516: 2 x 2 - 40/60 Mk 1, 2 x 1 - 40/60 Mk 3 |
| Military load | 2 LCVP, 20 medium tanks (25-t) or 500t of cargo, 163 marines |
| Electronic equipment | radar |
| Complement | 91 - 125 |
Standard scale images
Cotabato 1965
Leyte del Sur 1975
Graphics
Leyte del Sur 1970s
Lanao del Norte 1993
Project history
Former USN LST type landing ships. T36-40 were transferred soon after war, LT54 and 57 became Filippine after the fall of South Vietnam, LT85-98 were transferred by South Korea and South Vietnam, 500s series was transferred by USN in 1976.
Modernizations
1990s, most: - old radar; + SPS-64 radar, 4 x 1 - 20/70 Mk 10
Naval service
Sierra Madre ran aground near Ayungin Shoal (Kalayaan Islands). Lanao del Norte ran aground near Pag-Asa Island (Kalayaan Islands) and abandoned. Benguet grounded 3.11.1999 on Scarborough Shoal in South Chinese Sea, later repaired.
