
Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1940-1945
USS LST-17
- Landing Ship, Tank (Mark 2):
- Displacement: 4,080 tons (seagoing), 2,366 tons (landing), 1,625 tons (light)
- Length: 328'
- Beam: 50'
- Draft: 8'3" forward, 14'1" aft (seagoing); 3'11" forward, 9'10" aft (landing)
- Speed: 12 knots
- Armament: 2x2 40mm, 4x1 40mm, 12x1 20mm, 2 MK.51 directors
- Complement: 4 officers, 207 enlisted
- Capacity: 1600-1900 tons (oceangoing max); 150 troops
- Diesel engines, twin screws, 900 h.p.
- Built at Dravo Corp, Pittsburgh and commissioned 19 April 1943
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September 14, 1999