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L-11 Velasco

L-11 Velasco

Country: Spain Spain

Class, [Type]: Terrebonne Parish, [LST].

Builder: Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine, U.S.A.

Launch date: 09 August 1952.

Commission date: 21 November 1952.

Decommission date: 05 September 1994.

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Displacement ( tons ): 2.590 standard, 5.800 full load.

Dimensions ( metres ): 117,1 x 16,8 x 5,2

Main machinery: 4 x General Motors 16-278A diesels ( 6.000 hp ).

Speed ( knots ): 15.

Range ( miles ): 15.000 at 9 knots.

Complement: 153.

Guns: 6 x 76 mm/50 ( 3 double mountings ).

Military lift: 395 troops; 10 tanks Mk 48; 17 LVTPs; 3 LCVPs; 1 LCP.

Radar: Surface: Racal Decca TM 1229, I band; Navigation: Decca, I band; Fire Control: 2 Western Electric SPG 34, I/J bands.

Callsign: EBAT (EchoBravoAlfaTango)

Comment: Former USS LST-1156, USS Terrebonne Parish LST-1156.

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