Summary
USS LST-287 was a LST-1-class tank landing ship in the United States Navy during World War II. She was transferred to the Philippine Navy as RPS Samar Oriental (LT-502).[1]
 USS T-LST-287 on 25 August 1953
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| History | |
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 United States | |
| Name | LST-287 |
| Builder | American Bridge Co., Ambridge |
| Laid down | 30 August 1943 |
| Launched | 31 October 1943 |
| Sponsored by | Mrs. Agnes Johnston |
| Commissioned | 15 December 1943 |
| Decommissioned | 13 June 1946 |
| Reclassified | T-LST-287, 29 May 1951 |
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| Honors and awards | See Awards |
| Fate | Transferred to Philippines, 13 September 1976 |
 Philippines | |
| Name | Samar Oriental |
| Namesake | Samar Oriental |
| Acquired | 13 September 1976 |
| Commissioned | 13 September 1976 |
| Decommissioned | 1992 |
| Stricken | 1992 |
| Identification | Hull number: LT-502 |
| Fate | Scrapped |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | LST-1-class tank landing ship |
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| Length | 328 ft (100 m) oa |
| Beam | 50 ft (15 m) |
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| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 12 kn (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
| Range | 24,000 nmi (44,000 km; 28,000 mi) at 9 kn (17 km/h; 10 mph) while displacing 3,960 long tons (4,024 t) |
| Boats & landing craft carried | 2 or 6 x LCVPs |
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| Troops | 16 officers, 147 enlisted men |
| Complement | 13 officers, 104 enlisted men |
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Construction and career edit
LST-287 was laid down on 30 August 1943 at American Bridge Co., Ambridge, Pennsylvania. Launched on 31 October 1943 and commissioned on 15 December 1943.[2]
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During World War II, LST-287 was assigned to the Europe-Africa-Middle East theater. She then participated in the Invasion of Normandy from 6 to 25 June 1944.
She was decommissioned on 13 June 1946.
Transferred to the Military Sea Transportation Service (MSTS), 29 May 1951, and placed in service as USNS T-LST-287.
On 19 August 1953, she and the United States Army tug LT-1953 extinguised a fire on the abandoned Danish cargo ship Else Basse. They subsequently towed her in to St. Georges Bay.[3]
LST-287 was struck from the Navy Register and transferred to the Philippines.
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She was acquired by the Philippine Navy on 13 September 1976 and renamed RPS Samar Oriental (LT-502).
On 19 April 1974, a 20 day marathon on bicycles named Tour of Luzon-Visayas with 200 participants boarded the ship at South Harbor in order to continue the marathon in Tolosa.[4]
BRP Samar Oriental was moored at Poro Point, La Union, Luzon Island on 2 September 1991.
In 1992, BRP Ilocos Norte (LT-98), BRP Samar Oriental (LT-502), and BRP Tawi-Tawi (LT-512) were stricken.[5]
Awards edit
LST-287 have earned the following awards:
Citations edit
- ^ "Tank Landing Ship LST". www.navsource.org. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
- ^ "LST-287". public2.nhhcaws.local. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
- ^ "267 F. 2d 584 - Nolan v. A H Basse Rederiaktieselskab". Openjurist. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
- ^ goriob (22 October 2004), 1974 RPS Mindoro Occidental (LST 93), retrieved 14 September 2021
- ^ "LT Zamboanga del Sur Class". www.globalsecurity.org. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
Sources edit
- 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.