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HUALCOPO (TR-61) class

Country of Origin: Ecuador

ship list


 0 HUALCOPO-class TANK LANDING SHIP (LST) (ex-U.S. LST-511 class)

 Name        Pendant    Launched        Commissioned     Status

 HUALCOPO    TR-61      May 23, 1945    June 1, 1945     Stricken
   (ex-USS SUMMIT COUNTY, LST-1146)

description

This U.S.-built ship was transferred to Ecuador on Feb. 14, 1977, by sale after service in the U.S. Navy and being extensively refitted. She was recommissioned in the Ecuadorian navy in November 1977. The ship has been employed in Ecuadorian service...

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