USS LST-120

36°16′48″N 129°22′44″E / 36.2800486°N 129.3788641°E / 36.2800486; 129.3788641


ROKS Munsan in September 1950
History
United States
NameLST-120
BuilderJeffersonville Boat & Machine Co., Jeffersonville
Laid down5 May 1943
Launched7 August 1943
Sponsored byMrs Laura K. Richert
Commissioned22 September 1943
Decommissioned7 January 1946
Stricken5 March 1947
Identification
FateTransferred to South Korea, 1947
History
South Korea
Name
  • Munsan
  • (문산)
NamesakeMunsan
AcquiredFebruary 1947
CommissionedFebruary 1947
FateBeached in Jangsa, 1950
General characteristics
Class and typeLST-1-class tank landing ship
Displacement
  • 1,625 long tons (1,651 t) light
  • 4,080 long tons (4,145 t) full (sea-going draft with 1675 ton load)
Length327 ft 9 in (99.90 m)
Beam50 ft (15 m)
Draft
  • Light:
  • 2 ft 4 in (0.71 m) forward
  • 7 ft 6 in (2.29 m) aft
  • Sea-going:
  • 8 ft 3 in (2.51 m) forward
  • 14 ft 1 in (4.29 m) aft
  • Landing (with 500 ton load):
  • 3 ft 11 in (1.19 m) forward
  • 9 ft 10 in (3.00 m) aft
Propulsion2 General Motors 12-567 900 hp (671 kW) diesel engines, two shafts, twin rudders
Speed12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Range24,000 nmi (44,000 km) at 9 kn (17 km/h; 10 mph)
Boats & landing
craft carried		2 × LCVPs
Complement7 officers, 104 enlisted
Armament
  • 2 × twin 40 mm gun mounts
  • 4 × single 40 mm gun mounts
  • 12 × single 20 mm gun mounts

USS LST-120 was a LST-1-class tank landing ship in the United States Navy during World War II. She was later transferred to the Republic of Korea Navy and renamed ROKS Munsan.[1]

  1. ^ "Tank Landing Ship LST-120". www.navsource.org. Retrieved 25 August 2021.