- Construction and commissioning
- World War II service
- Later career
- Awards and honors
- Media Appearance
- References
- External links
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}}{{Infobox ship career | Hide header= | Ship country= United States | 1946}} | Ship name= USS LST-607 | Ship ordered= | Ship builder=Chicago Bridge and Iron Company, Seneca, Illinois | Ship laid down= 2 December 1943 | Ship launched= 7 April 1944 | Ship sponsor= Mrs. John Pirok | Ship commissioned= 24 April 1944 | Ship decommissioned= 11 January 1946 | Ship in service=With Military Sea Transportation Service as USNS LST-607 (T-LST-607) from 31 March 1952 | Ship out of service= | Ship reinstated= | Ship fate= Transferred to Philippine Navy 13 September 1976
}}{{Infobox ship career | Hide header= yes | Ship struck= 1 November 1973 | Ship honours= | Ship notes=
}}{{Infobox ship career | Hide header=title | Ship country= Philippines | Ship flag= | Ship name= BRP Leyte del Sur | Ship acquired= 13 September 1976 | Ship commissioned= | Ship decommissioned= | Ship in service= | Ship out of service= | Ship struck= prior 1990 | Ship reinstated= | Ship fate= | Ship status= | Ship honours= | Ship notes=
}}{{Infobox ship characteristics | Hide header= | Header caption= | Ship class= LST-542-class LST | Ship displacement=*1,490 tons (light);- 4,080 tons (full load of 2,100 tons)
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| Ship propulsion= Two diesel engines, two shafts | Ship speed=*10.8 knots (20 km/h) (max); | Ship range= | Ship complement= 7 officers, 204 enlisted | Ship armament=*8 × 40 mm guns; | Ship notes=
}} | USS LST-607 was a United States Navy LST-542-class tank landing ship in commission from 1944 to 1946. She later served in a non-commissioned status in the Military Sea Transportation Service as USNS LST-607 (T-LST-607). Construction and commissioningLST-607 was laid down on 2 December 1943 at Seneca Illinois, by the Chicago Bridge and Iron Company. She was launched on 7 April 1944, sponsored by Mrs. John Pirok;, and commissioned on 24 April 1944. World War II serviceDuring World War II, LST-607 was assigned to the Pacific Theater of Operations and participated in the capture and occupation of the southern Palau Islands in September and October 1944. Following the war, LST-607 performed occupation duty in the Far East until early January 1946. She was decommissioned on 11 January 1946. Later careerOn 31 March 1952, LST-607 was transferred to the Military Sea Transportation Service, in which she served as USNS LST-607 (T-LST-607). USNS LST-607 was transferred to the Philippine Navy on 13 September 1976. Her later fate is unknown. Awards and honorsLST-607 earned one battle star for World War II service. Media Appearance- This ship made a brief(at approximately 59:24) appearance in a scene from the 1977 biographical movie MacArthur (film).
References{{DANFS}}- {{cite book|author=Friedman, Norman |year=2002|title=US Amphibious Ships and Craft: An Illustrated Design History|publisher= Naval Institute Press|isbn=1-55750-250-1}}
External links - history.navy.mil: USS LST-607
- navsource.org: USS LST-607
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