Former US Navy LSTs now in foreign navies

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Wednesday, Jan 30 2013 by

Landing Ship, Tank (LST) was the military designation for naval vessels created during World War II to support amphibious operations by carrying significant quantities of vehicles, cargo, and landing troops directly onto an unimproved shore.

RPS Samar Del Norte (LT-510) (StreetView)
RPS Samar Del Norte (LT-510)

Mexican Papaloapan Class tank landing ship (Google Maps)
Mexican Papaloapan Class tank landing ship
Australian training and helicopter support ship HMAS Manoora (L 52) (Google Maps)
Australian training and helicopter support ship HMAS Manoora (L 52)

Mattoso Maia (USS Newport class) large landing ship (Google Maps)
Mattoso Maia (USS Newport class) large landing ship
HMAS Kanimbla (Google Maps)
HMAS Kanimbla

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