List of tank landing ships
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Argentine Navy
ARA BDT-1/Q41
ARA Cabo San Diego (BDT-2)
ARA Cabo San Francisco de Paula (BDT-3)
ARA Cabo San Gonzalo (BDT-4/Q44)
ARA Cabo San Antonio (Q42)
ARA Cabo San Isidro (BDT-6/Q46)
ARA Cabo San Pablo (BDT-7)
ARA Cabo Pio (BDT-10/Q50)
ARA Cabo San Sebastian (BDT-11)
ARA BDT-12
ARA Cabo Buen Tiempo (BDT-13)
ARA Cabo San Vincente (BDT-14)
Brazilian Navy
NDCC Almirante Sabóia (G-25)
NDCC Mattoso Maia (G-28)
NDCC Garcia D'Avilla (G-29)
NDD Ceará (G-30)
Royal Brunei Navy
KDB Damuam (L-31)
KDB Puni (L-32)
KDB Serasa (L-33)
KDB Teraban (L-34)
Chilean Navy
BACH Comandante Hemmerdinger (LST-88)
BACH Comandate Araya (LST-89)
Ecuadorian Navy
Hualcopo (T-55, T-61, TR-61)
Hellenic Navy
Aliakmon (L104)
Five Jason-class tank landing ship:
HS Chios (L 173)
HS Samos (L 174)
HS Ikaria (L 175)
HS Lesvos (L 176)
HS Rodos (L 177)
Indonesian Navy
Active
LST-542 class:
KRI Teluk Amboina (503)
Teluk Semangka class:
KRI Teluk Mandar (514)
KRI Teluk Sampit (515)
KRI Teluk Banten (516)
KRI Teluk Ende (517)
Teluk Gilimanuk class:
KRI Teluk Gilimanuk (531)
KRI Teluk Celukan Bawang (532)
KRI Teluk Cendrawasih (533)
KRI Teluk Sibolga (536)
KRI Teluk Manado (537)
KRI Teluk Hading (538)
KRI Teluk Parigi (539)
KRI Teluk Lampung (540)
KRI Teluk Sangkulirang (542)
KRI Teluk Cirebon (543)
KRI Teluk Sabang (544)
Teluk Bintuni class:
KRI Teluk Kendari (518)
KRI Teluk Kupang (519)
KRI Teluk Bintuni (520)
KRI Teluk Lada (521)
KRI Teluk Youtefa (522)
KRI Teluk Palu (523)
KRI Teluk Calang (524)
KRI Teluk Weda (526)
KRI Teluk Wondama (527)
Decommissioned
LST-1 class:
KRI Teluk Tomini (508)
LST-542 class:
KRI Teluk Langsa (501)
KRI Teluk Bayur (502)
KRI Teluk Kau (504)
KRI Teluk Manado (505)
KRI Teluk Ratai (509)
KRI Teluk Saleh (510)
KRI Teluk Bone (511)
KRI Tandjung Nusanive (887)
KRI Tandjung Radja
Polnocny class:
KRI Teluk Parigi
Teluk Semangka class:
KRI Teluk Semangka (512)
KRI Teluk Penyu (513)
Teluk Gilimanuk class:
KRI Teluk Berau (534)
KRI Teluk Peleng (535)
KRI Teluk Jakarta (541)
KRI Teluk Peleng foundered during a sinking incident on 18 November 2013
Indian Navy
3 ships of Shardul Class:
INS Shardul (L16)
INS Kesari (L15)
INS Airavat (L24)
2 ships of Magar Class:
INS Magar (L20)
INS Gharial (L23)
8 ships of Kumbhir Class a variant of the Polnocny C and D Class landing ships:
INS Ghorpad (L14) (decommissioned)
INS Kesari (L15) (decommissioned)
INS Shardul (L16) (decommissioned)
INS Sharabh (L17) (decommissioned)
INS Cheetah (L18)
INS Mahish (L19)
INS Guldar (L21)
INS Kumbhir (L22)
The Indian Navy also previously operated the Gharial class the local name for the Polnocny A class landing ship
Republic of Korea Navy
ROKS Wi Bong (LST-812/676)
ROKS Su Yong (LST-813/677)
ROKS Buk Han (LST-815/678)
ROKS Hwa San (LST-816/679)
Philippine Navy
BRP Suriago Del Sur (LT-95)
BRP Lanao Del Norte (LST-504)
BRP Leyte Del Sur (LT-505)
BRP Agusan del Sur (LT-54)
BRP Misamis Oriental (LT-40)
BRP Sierra Madre (LT-57)
Russian Navy/Soviet Navy
In Russian they are Large Landing Ships, in the U.S. Navy Hull Designation they are LST (Landing Ship, Tank).
Alligator-class landing ship
Ropucha I and II-class landing ship
Ivan Gren-class landing ship
Sri Lanka Navy
SLNS Shathi (L880)
Spanish Navy
Juan Carlos I
Republic of Singapore Navy
RSS Endurance (L-201)
RSS Excellence (L-202)
RSS Intrepid (L-203)
RSS Resolution (L-204)
RSS Persistence (L-205)
RSS Perseverance (L-206)
RSS Endurance (L-207)
RSS Resolution (L-208)
RSS Persistence (L-209)
RSS Endeavor (L-210)
Republic of Vietnam Navy
RVN Nha Trang (HQ-505)
Royal Thai Navy
HTMS Sichang (LST 721)
HTMS Surin (LST 722)
Turkish Navy
TCG Sarucabey (NL-123)
TCG Karamürsel (NL-124)
TCG Osman Gazi (NL-125)
TCG Bayraktar (L-402)
TCG Sancaktar (L-403)
Royal Navy (United Kingdom)
During the Second World War most LSTs were unnamed, names were given to those kept in service post war.
Maracaibo-class Mark I landing ship, tank
HMS Misoa (F117)
HMS Tasajera (F125)
HMS Bachaquero (F110)
LST Mk 1
HMS Boxer
HMS Bruiser
HMS Thruster
LST 3535 to LST 3575 were all cancelled.
United States Navy
Notes
M – Preserved as a museum ship in Evansville, IN as the USS LST Ship Memorial Museum.
BRP – Transferred to the Philippines, renamed BRP Sierra Madre, intentionally grounded on the Spratly Islands and likely the last LST still in commission serving as a remote operating base to affirm Philippine sovereignty.
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