LST-542-Class
Improved WWII LST - LST-542-class were improved Type II LSTs with hydraulic bow doors, internal ramps, and enhanced systems. 609 ships. Major production class serving through Vietnam War.
Specifications
- Displacement (std)
- 4890 t
- Displacement (full)
- 4080 t
- Length
- 380.6 ft
- Beam
- 64 ft
- Crew
- 107
- Ships built
- 609
- Commissioned
- 1943-1945
- Decommissioned
- 1946-1970s
Performance
- Top speed
- 12 kn
- Range
- 24000 nm at 9 knots
Armament
- Main guns
- 1× 3-inch/50 cal DP (standard)
- Secondary guns
- 8× 40mm Bofors AA, 12× 20mm Oerlikon AA
- Torpedoes
- None
Armor & Systems
- Belt
- None
In-Game
- Tier
- T3
- Game power
- 54.64
- Research cost
- 10,819
- Credit cost
- 38,248
Notable
- Hydraulic bow doors (replaced screw gear from LST-1)
- Ramp system between tank/main deck (replaced elevators)
- Navigation bridge and conning station additions
- Water distillation plant (4,000 gallons/day)