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Thursday, 11 September 2025

South Korean landing craft support large (LSSL) (ex-US LSSL 54) Boseongman LSSL 109 1952-1962

Similar Chung Jun Sil. ©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com

Former US LLSL type. Displacement 230-387 (full load) tons and as dimensions 159 x 23 2/3 x 5 2/3 feet. Armament 4/5-2cm anti aircraft guns. Diesel propulsion with 2 shafts and a speed of 14 knots. Crew numbered 29-78 men depending of the employment. Launched by Albina Engine and Machine Works Inc. on 5 September 1944, delivered at Yokosuka, Japan on 20 October 1952, commissioned 10 January 1953 and decommissioned on 31 October 1962.

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