Terrebonne Parish-Class-LST
First Post-War LST - Terrebonne Parish-class were first purpose-designed post-WWII LSTs with 4 diesel engines and improved hull. 15 ships. Bridge between WWII and modern LST concepts.
Specifications
- Displacement (std)
- 2590 t
- Displacement (full)
- 5800 t
- Length
- 383.9 ft
- Beam
- 55.8 ft
- Crew
- 184
- Ships built
- 15
- Commissioned
- 1952-1954
- Decommissioned
- 1970s-1990s
Performance
- Top speed
- 14 kn
- Range
- 6000 nm at 9 knots
Armament
- Main guns
- Varied (improved over WWII designs)
- Secondary guns
- Modern AA capability
- Torpedoes
- None
Armor & Systems
- Belt
- None
In-Game
- Tier
- T4
- Game power
- 90.48
- Research cost
- 31,849
- Credit cost
- 63,336
Notable
- First post-WWII LST design
- 4 diesel engines vs. 2 on WWII classes
- Reversible pitch propellers for improved maneuverability
- Finer hull lines for better seakeeping
- Based on experimental LST-1153/1154 diesel design