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ISABELA medium landing ships (1944-1945/1961-1975)
Photo
Batanes1962
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comm | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isabela (ex-T-LSM463, ex-LSM463) | L41, 1965- LP41 | Brown SB, Houston, USA | 1/1945 | 3.2.1945 | 3.1945 // 3.1961 | deleted 1989 | |
| Batanes (ex-LSM236) | L42, 1965- LP42 | Western Pipe & Steel, San Francisco, USA | 1944 | 1944 | 9.1944 // 3.1961 | wrecked 6.1971 | |
| Batanes (ex-Huong Giang, ex-Oceanside, ex-LSM175) | LP65 | Charleston N Yd, USA | 7/1944 | 3.8.1944 | 9.1944 // 11.1975 | deleted 1989 | |
| Western Samar (ex-Hat Giang, ex-T-LSM335, ex-LSM335) | LP66 | Pullman Standard Car, Chicago, USA | 7/1944 | 10.11.1944 | 12.1944 // 11.1975 | deleted 1989 | |
| Mindoro Oriental (ex-LSM320) | L43, 1965- LP68 | Pullman Standard Car, Chicago, USA | 1944 | 1944 | 8.1944 // 4.1962 | deleted 1989 |
Technical data
| Displacement standard, t | 520 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | 1095 |
| Length, m | 59.9 wl 62.0 oa |
| Breadth, m | 10.5 |
| Draught, m | landing: 1.07 fore, 2.13 aft |
| No of shafts | 2 |
| Machinery | 4 General Motors diesels |
| Power, h. p. | 2800 |
| Max speed, kts | 12.5 - 13.2 |
| Fuel, t | diesel oil |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 4900 (12) |
| Armament | 1 x 2 - 40/60 Mk 1, 4 x 1 - 20/70 Mk 10 |
| Military load | 5 medium or 3 heavy tanks or 6 LVT or 9 DUKW, 48 - 54 marines |
| Electronic equipment | SPS-21D radar |
| Complement | 60 |
Standard scale images
Isabela 1970
Graphics
Batanes1962
Project history
Former USN LSM type landing ships. LP65 and 66 were acquired from South Vietnam.
Modernizations
None.
Naval service
Batanes ran aground in 1971.
