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]
.jpg) 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
editLST-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]
Service in the United States Navy
editDuring 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.
Service in the Philippine Navy
editShe 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
editLST-287 have earned the following awards:
Citations
edit- ^ "Tank Landing Ship LST". www.navsource.org. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
- ^ "LST-287". NHHC. 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.