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USS LST-287

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USS T-LST-287 on 25 August 1953
History
United States
NameLST-287
BuilderAmerican Bridge Co., Ambridge
Laid down30 August 1943
Launched31 October 1943
Sponsored byMrs. Agnes Johnston
Commissioned15 December 1943
Decommissioned13 June 1946
ReclassifiedT-LST-287, 29 May 1951
Identification
Honors and
awards
See Awards
FateTransferred to Philippines, 13 September 1976
Philippines
NameSamar Oriental
NamesakeSamar Oriental
Acquired13 September 1976
Commissioned13 September 1976
Decommissioned1992
Stricken1992
IdentificationHull number: LT-502
FateScrapped
General characteristics
Class and typeLST-1-class tank landing ship
Displacement
  • 4,080 long tons (4,145 t) full load
  • 2,160 long tons (2,190 t) landing
Length328 ft (100 m) oa
Beam50 ft (15 m)
Draft
  • Full load: 8 ft 2 in (2.49 m) forward; 14 ft 1 in (4.29 m) aft
  • Landing at 2,160 t: 3 ft 11 in (1.19 m) forward; 9 ft 10 in (3.00 m) aft
Installed power
Propulsion
Speed12 kn (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Range24,000 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
Capacity
  • 2,100 tons oceangoing maximum
  • 350 tons main deckload
Troops16 officers, 147 enlisted men
Complement13 officers, 104 enlisted men
Armament

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]

Construction and career

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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]

Service in the United States Navy

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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.

Service in the Philippine Navy

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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

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LST-287 have earned the following awards:

Citations

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  1. ^ "Tank Landing Ship LST". www.navsource.org. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  2. ^ "LST-287". NHHC. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  3. ^ "267 F. 2d 584 - Nolan v. A H Basse Rederiaktieselskab". Openjurist. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
  4. ^ goriob (22 October 2004), 1974 RPS Mindoro Occidental (LST 93), retrieved 14 September 2021
  5. ^ "LT Zamboanga del Sur Class". www.globalsecurity.org. Retrieved 14 September 2021.

Sources

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