USS LST-283

USS LST-283 on 24 January 1944
History
United States
Name	LST-283
Builder	American Bridge Co., Ambridge
Laid down	2 August 1943
Launched	10 October 1943
Sponsored by	Mrs C. W. McNamee
Commissioned	18 November 1943
Decommissioned	13 June 1946
Stricken	22 January 1947
Identification	Callsign: NFLZ
Fate	Sold to commercial service, 1947
History
Peru
Name	Chimbote
Namesake	Chimbote
Acquired	21 December 1951
Commissioned	21 December 1951
Decommissioned	1984
Identification	Pennant number: LT-34
Fate	Scuttled 1989/90
General characteristics
Class and type	LST-1-class tank landing ship
Displacement	1,625 long tons (1,651 t) light 4,080 long tons (4,145 t) full (sea-going draft with 1675 ton load)
Length	327 ft 9 in (99.90 m)
Beam	50 ft (15 m)
Draft	Light: 2 ft 4 in (0.71 m) forward 7 ft 6 in (2.29 m) aft Sea-going: 8 ft 3 in (2.51 m) forward 14 ft 1 in (4.29 m) aft Landing (with 500 ton load): 3 ft 11 in (1.19 m) forward 9 ft 10 in (3.00 m) aft
Propulsion	2 General Motors 12-567 900 hp (671 kW) diesel engines, two shafts, twin rudders
Speed	12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Range	24,000 nmi (44,000 km) at 9 kn (17 km/h; 10 mph)
Boats & landing craft carried	2 × LCVPs
Complement	7 officers, 104 enlisted
Armament	2 × twin 40 mm gun mounts 4 × single 40 mm gun mounts 12 × single 20 mm gun mounts

USS LST-283 was a LST-1-class tank landing ship in the United States Navy during World War II. She was later sold to the Peruvian Navy and renamed BAP Chimbote (LT-34).^[1]

LST-283 was laid down on 2 August 1943 at American Bridge Company, Ambridge, Pennsylvania. Launched on 10 October 1943 and commissioned on 18 November 1943.^[2]

During World War II, LST-283 was assigned to the Europe-Africa-Middle East theater. She took part in the Invasion of Normandy from 6 to 25 June 1944. She also took part in Operation Dragoon from 15 August to 13 September 1944. LST-283 was later assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater, serving from 20 September to 20 November 1945. She was decommissioned on 13 June 1946 and struck from the Naval Register on 22 January 1947. On 25 March 1947, she was sold to Northrup H. Castle, Honolulu, Hawaii and renamed M/S Rawhiti.^[1]

The Peruvian Navy purchased the ship on 21 December 1951 and renamed to BAP Chimbote (LT-34). She was later renumbered (DT-142).^[3]

She was decommissioned in 1984.^[4]

LST-283 have earned the following awards:

• American Campaign Medal
• Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal (2 battle stars)
• Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal
• World War II Victory Medal
• Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp)

• United States. Dept. of the Treasury (1962). Treasury Decisions Under the Customs, Internal Revenue, Industrial Alcohol, Narcotic and Other Laws, Volume 97. U.S. Government Printing Office.
• Moore, Capt. John (1984). Jane's Fighting Ships 1984-85. Jane's Information Group. ISBN 978-0710607959.
• Saunders, Stephen (2009). Jane's Fighting Ships 2009-2010. Jane's Information Group. ISBN 978-0710628886.
• Fairplay International Shipping Journal Volume 222. United Kingdom: Fairplay Publishing Limited. 1967.

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LST-1-class tank landing ships

LST-1 — LST-99

LST-1 LST-2 LST-3 LST-4 LST-5 LST-6 LST-7 LST-8 LST-9 LST-10 / Achelous LST-11 LST-12 LST-13 LST-14 / Varuna LST-15 / Phaon LST-16 LST-17 LST-18 LST-19 / LST(H)-19 LST-20 LST-21 LST-22 LST-23 / LST(H)-23 LST-24 LST-25 LST-26 LST-27 LST-28 LST-29 LST-30 LST-31 / Addison County LST-32 / Alameda County LST-33 LST-34 LST-35 LST-36 LST-37 LST-38 / LST(H)-38 LST-39 / YF-1079 LST-40 LST-41 / LST(H)-41 LST-42 / LST(H)-42 LST-43 LST-44 LST-45 LST-46 LST-47 / T-LST-47 LST-48 LST-49 LST-50 / ARB-13 LST-51 LST-52 LST-53 / APL-59 LST-54 LST-55 LST-56 LST-57 / Armstrong County LST-58 LST-59 LST-60 / Atchison County LST-61 LST-62 LST-63 LST-64 LST-65 LST-66 LST-67 LST-68 LST-69 LST-70 LST-71 LST-72 LST-73 LST-74 LST-75 LST-76 LST-77 LST-78 LST-79 LST-80 LST-81 / ARL-5 LST-82 / ARL-6 LST-83 / Adonis LST-84 / LST(H)-84 LST-85 — LST-99 cancelled

LST-100 — LST-199

LST-100 — LST-116 cancelled LST-117 / LST(H)-117 / T-LST-117 LST-118 / LST(H)-118 LST-119 LST-120 LST-121 / LST(H)-121 LST-122 LST-123 / LST(H)-123 LST-124 LST-125 LST-126 LST-127 LST-128 LST-129 / Cohasset LST-130 LST-131 LST-132 / Zeus LST-133 LST-134 LST-135 / Orestes LST-136 / Egeria LST-137 LST-138 LST-139 LST-140 LST-141 LST-142 — LST-156 cancelled LST-157 LST-158 LST-159 LST-160 LST-161 LST-162 LST-163 LST-164 LST-165 LST-166 LST-167 LST-168 LST-169 LST-170 LST-171 LST-172 LST-173 LST-174 LST-175 LST-176 / T-LST-176 LST-177 LST-178 LST-179 LST-180 LST-181 LST-182 — LST-196 cancelled LST-197 LST-198 LST-199

LST-200 — LST-299

LST-200 LST-201 / Pontus LST-202 LST-203 LST-204 LST-205 / LST(H)-205 LST-206 LST-207 LST-208 LST-209 / T-LST-209 / Bamberg County LST-210 LST-211 LST-212 LST-213 / LST(H)-213 LST-214 LST-215 LST-216 LST-217 LST-218 LST-219 LST-220 LST-221 LST-222 / LST(H)-222 / T-LST-222 LST-223 / LST(H)-223 LST-224 LST-225 LST-226 LST-227 LST-228 LST-229 LST-230 / T-LST-230 LST-231 / Atlas LST-232 — LST-236 cancelled LST-237 LST-238 LST-239 LST-240 LST-241 LST-242 / LST(H)-242 LST-243 / LST(H)-243 LST-244 LST-245 LST-246 LST-247 / LST(H)-247 LST-248 — LST-260 cancelled LST-261 LST-262 LST-263 / Benton County LST-264 LST-265 LST-266 / Benzie County LST-267 LST-268 / LST(H)-268 LST-269 LST-270 LST-271 LST-272 LST-273 LST-274 LST-275 LST-276 / LST(H)-276 / T-LST-276 LST-277 / T-LST-277 LST-278 / Seaward (IX-209) LST-279 / Berkeley County LST-280 LST-281 / T-LST-281 LST-282 LST-283 LST-284 LST-285 LST-286 LST-287 / T-LST-287 LST-288 / Berkshire County LST-289 LST-290 LST-291 LST-292 LST-293 LST-294 LST-295 LST-296 — LST-299 cancelled

LST-300 — LST-399

LST-300 cancelled LST-301 LST-302 LST-303 LST-304 LST-305 LST-306 / Bernalillo County LST-307 LST-308 LST-309 LST-310 / Aeolus LST-311 LST-312 LST-313 LST-314 LST-315 LST-316 / Cerberus LST-317 / Conus LST-318 LST-319 LST-320 LST-321 LST-322 LST-323 LST-324 LST-325 / T-LST-325 LST-326 LST-327 LST-328 / Oceanus LST-329 / Aristaeus LST-330 / Portunus LST-331 LST-332 / Feronia LST-333 LST-334 LST-335 LST-336 LST-337 LST-338 LST-339 LST-340 / Spark LST-341 LST-342 LST-343 LST-344 / Blanco County LST-345 LST-346 LST-347 LST-348 LST-349 LST-350 / Chandra LST-351 LST-352 LST-353 LST-354 LST-355 LST-356 / Bledsoe County LST-357 LST-358 LST-359 LST-360 LST-361 LST-362 LST-363 LST-364 LST-365 LST-366 LST-367 LST-368 LST-369 LST-370 LST-371 LST-372 LST-373 LST-374 / Minerva LST-375 LST-376 LST-377 LST-378 LST-379 LST-380 LST-381 LST-382 LST-383 LST-384 LST-385 LST-386 LST-387 LST-388 LST-389 / Boone County LST-390 LST-391 / Bowman County LST-392 LST-393 LST-394 LST-395 LST-396 LST-397 LST-398 LST-399 / T-LST-399 / IX-511

LST-400 — LST-490

LST-400 / Bradley County LST-401 LST-402 LST-403 LST-404 LST-405 LST-406 LST-407 LST-408 LST-409 LST-410 LST-411 LST-412 LST-413 LST-414 LST-415 LST-416 LST-417 LST-418 LST-419 LST-420 LST-421 LST-422 LST-423 LST-424 LST-425 LST-426 LST-427 LST-428 LST-429 LST-430 LST-431 — LST-445 cancelled LST-446 LST-447 LST-448 LST-449 LST-450 / LST(H)-450 LST-451 LST-452 LST-453 / Remus LST-454 LST-455 / Achilles LST-456 / T-LST-456 LST-457 LST-458 LST-459 LST-460 LST-461 LST-462 LST-463 LST-464 / LST(H)-464 LST-465 LST-466 LST-467 LST-468 LST-469 LST-470 LST-471 LST-472 LST-473 LST-474 LST-475 LST-476 LST-477 / LST(H)-477 LST-478 LST-479 LST-480 LST-481 LST-482 / LST(H)-482 / Branch County LST-483 / Brewster County LST-484 LST-485 LST-486 / LST(H)-486 LST-487 LST-488 / LST(H)-488 / T-LST-488 LST-489 / Amycus LST-490 / Agenor

Other operators
Argentine Navy	Ingeniero Hodesh / Ingeniero Iribas (ex-LSE-1) Ingeniero Gadda (ex-LSE-2)
Chilean Navy	Commandante Toro (ex-T-LST-277)
Republic of China Navy	Chung Suo (ex-Bradley County) Chung Chie (ex-Berkeley County) Wu Tai (ex-Vulcain) Hsing An (ex-Achilles)
People's Liberation Army Navy	Dagu Shan (ex-Hsing An)
Egyptian Navy	Aka (ex-LST-178)
French Navy	Laita (ex-LST-177) Rance (ex-LST-223) Vulcain (ex-Agenor) Liamone (ex-LST-326) Vire (ex-LST-347) La Paillotte (ex-LST-382)
Hellenic Navy	Syros (ex-T-LST-325) Rodos (ex-Bowman County) Lemnos (ex-LST-36) Lesbos (ex-Boone County) Samos (ex-LST-33) Chios (ex-LST-35) Sakipia (ex-Ellida) ex-LST-37 ex-LST-322 ex-LST-352
Indonesian Navy	Teluk Tomini (ex-Bledsoe County)
Marina Militare	Anteo (ex-Alameda County)
Republic of Korea Navy	Deok Bong (ex-LST-227) Bi Bong (ex-LST-218) Gye Bong (ex-Berkshire County) Chang Su (ex-APL-59) Munsan (ex-LST-120)
Royal Norwegian Navy	Ellida (ex-ARB-13)
Peruvian Navy	Chimbote (ex-LST-283)
Philippine Navy	Cotabato (ex-LST-75) Mindoro Occidental (ex-T-LST-222) Suriago del Norte (ex-T-LST-488) Tarlac (ex-T-LST-47) Laguna (ex-T-LST-230) Samar Oriental (ex-T-LST-287) ex-LST-72
Republic of Singapore Navy	ex-T-LST-117
Royal Navy	LST-2 LST-3 LST-4 LST-5 LST-8 LST-9 LST-11 LST-12 LST-13 / FDT-13 LST-62 LST-63 LST-64 LST-65 LST-76 LST-77 LST-79 LST-80 LSE-1 (ex-ARL-5) LSE-2 (ex-ARL-6) LST-157 LST-159 LST-160 LST-161 LST-162 LST-163 LST-164 LST-165 LST-173 LST-178 LST-180 LST-198 LST-199 LST-200 LST-214 LST-215 / LSE(LC)-51 LST-216 / FDT-216 LST-217 / FDT-217 LST-237 LST-238 LST-239 LST-280 LST-289 LST-301 LST-302 LST-303 LST-304 LST-305 LST-311 LST-315 LST-319 LST-320 LST-321 LST-322 LST-323 LST-324 LST-326 LST-331 LST-336 LST-337 LST-346 LST-347 LST-351 LST-352 LST-358 LST-360 / LSE(LC)-52 LST-361 LST-362 LST-363 LST-364 LST-365 LST-366 LST-367 LST-368 LST-369 LST-371 LST-373 LST-380 LST-381 LST-382 LST-383 LST-385 LST-386 LST-394 LST-401 LST-402 / LSE-53 LST-403 LST-404 LST-405 LST-406 LST-407 LST-408 LST-409 LST-410 LST-411 LST-412 LST-413 LST-414 LST-415 LST-416 LST-417 LST-418 LST-419 LST-420 LST-421 LST-422 LST-423 LST-424 LST-425 LST-426 LST-427 LST-428 LST-429 LST-430
United States Army	LST-246

• Preceded by: None
• Followed by: LST-491 class

• List of United States Navy LSTs
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