Laid down at the shipyard of Chicago
Bridge and Iron Company, Seneca, Illinois,
USA on 10 May
1943, launched on 21 September. Commissioned on 16 October, decommissioned on
22 January 1946. loaned by the USA
to South Korea
on 27 March 1955, sold on 1 November 1974, stricken from the US navy list on
the 15th. A LST=Tank Landing Ship. Displacement 1.625 (light)-2.366
beaching)-4.080 (full load) tons, cargo capacity 2.100 tons and as dimensions
103.6 (waterline)-107.5(over all) x 16.4 x 4.6 metres or 316’-318’ x 50’ x 14’. Crew in South Korean
service around 80-110 men, in US navy service 117. Able to transport 163
soldiers. The armament in South Korean service consisted of 8/10-4cm anti
aircraft guns, in US Navy Second World War service 2x2-4cm guns, 4x1-4cm guns
and 12x1-2cm guns. The diesels supplied 1.700 bhp allowing with the two shafts
a speed of 11,6 knots.
