Laid down at the shipyard of American bridge Company, Ambridge, Pennsylvania
on 13 October 1944, launched on 29 November, commissioned on 23 December.
Decommissioned on 18 December 1947, handed over by the Philippines and
renamed Bulacan, stricken from the UDS navy list on 22 January 1948. A 542-class LST=Tank
Landing Ship. Displacement 1.620 (standard)-2.366 (beaching)-4.080 (full load)
tons, cargo capacity 2.100 tons and as dimensions 103,6 (waterline)-107,5 (over
all) x 19 x 7 x 4,9
metres or 316’-328’ x 50’ x 14’. Maximum speed in 12 knots. An armament of
7/8-4cm anti aircraft guns (1x2 or 2x2 and 4/5x1) to which 2cm anti aircraft
guns were added in Philippean service and2x2-4cm guns, 4x1-4cm guns and
12x1-2cm guns in American service. Crew numbered 60-110 men in Philippean
service and 163 in
American service.
