BRP Benguet information

	BRP Benguet departing at Captain Veloso Pier
History
United States
Name	USS LST-692
Builder	Jeffersonville Boat & Machine Company, Jeffersonville, Indiana
Laid down	7 February 1944
Launched	31 March 1944
Commissioned	10 May 1944
Decommissioned	1946
Recommissioned	1951
Decommissioned	2020
Renamed	USS Daviess County (LST-689), 1 July 1955
Namesake	Daviess County
Stricken	1 June 1964
Honours and; awards	1 battle star (World War II); 2 battle stars (Korea);
Fate	Transferred to the Philippines, 13 September 1976
Philippines
Name	BRP Benguet (LS-507)
Namesake	Province of Benguet
Operator	Philippine Navy
Acquired	13 September 1976
Renamed	BRP Benguet (LT-507) – until April 2016; BRP Benguet (LS-507) – from April 2016;
Status	Decommissioned
General characteristics
Class and type	LST-542-class tank landing ship
Displacement	1,780 long tons (1,809 t) light; 3,640 long tons (3,698 t) full;
Length	328 ft (100 m)
Beam	50 ft (15 m)
Draft	Unloaded :; 2 ft 4 in (0.71 m) forward; 7 ft 6 in (2.29 m) aft; Loaded :; 8 ft 2 in (2.49 m) forward; 14 ft 1 in (4.29 m) aft;
Propulsion	2 × General Motors 12-567 diesel engines, two shafts, twin rudders
Speed	12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Boats & landing ; craft carried	2 LCVPs
Troops	Approximately 140 officers and enlisted men
Complement	8-10 officers, 100-115 enlisted men
Armament	1 × single 3"/50 caliber gun mount; 8 × 40 mm guns; 12 × 20 mm guns;

BRP Benguet (LS-507) is a LST-542-class tank landing ship currently serving the Philippine Navy.

Formerly known as USS Daviess County (LST-692), it was an LST-542-class tank landing ship built for the United States Navy during World War II. Named after counties in Indiana, Kentucky, and Missouri, she was the only U.S. Naval vessel to bear the name. She served in World War II and during the Korean War. The US Government transferred Daviess County to the Philippine Navy in 1976, which renamed her BRP Benguet (LT-507). A new classification system implemented in April 2016 changed her hull number from LT-507 to LS-507.

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History
BRP Benguet departing at Captain Veloso Pier
United States
Name	USS LST-692
Builder	Jeffersonville Boat & Machine Company, Jeffersonville, Indiana
Laid down	7 February 1944
Launched	31 March 1944
Commissioned	10 May 1944
Decommissioned	1946
Recommissioned	1951
Decommissioned	2020
Renamed	USS Daviess County (LST-689), 1 July 1955
Namesake	Daviess County
Stricken	1 June 1964
Honours and awards	1 battle star (World War II) 2 battle stars (Korea)
Fate	Transferred to the Philippines, 13 September 1976
Philippines
Name	BRP Benguet (LS-507)
Namesake	Province of Benguet
Operator	Philippine Navy
Acquired	13 September 1976
Renamed	BRP Benguet (LT-507) – until April 2016 BRP Benguet (LS-507) – from April 2016
Status	Decommissioned
General characteristics
Class and type	LST-542-class tank landing ship
Displacement	1,780 long tons (1,809 t) light 3,640 long tons (3,698 t) full
Length	328 ft (100 m)
Beam	50 ft (15 m)
Draft	Unloaded : 2 ft 4 in (0.71 m) forward 7 ft 6 in (2.29 m) aft Loaded : 8 ft 2 in (2.49 m) forward 14 ft 1 in (4.29 m) aft
Propulsion	2 × General Motors 12-567 diesel engines, two shafts, twin rudders
Speed	12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Boats & landing craft carried	2 LCVPs
Troops	Approximately 140 officers and enlisted men
Complement	8-10 officers, 100-115 enlisted men
Armament	1 × single 3"/50 caliber gun mount 8 × 40 mm guns 12 × 20 mm guns