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BAP Paita (DT 141)

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Name
  
Walworth County

Launched
  
15 May 1953

Decommissioned
  
2 April 1971

Builder
  
Pascagoula

Laid down
  
22 September 1952

Commissioned
  
26 October 1953

Length
  
117 m

BAP Paita (DT-141)

In service
  
with Military Sealift Command in non-commissioned service from May 1972 to 1 November 1973

BAP Paita (DT-141) is the former-USS Walworth County (LST-1164), a Landing Ship, Tank leased from the US Navy for five years on 7 August 1984; recommissioned 4 March 1985; leased later extended to 1994.

The Paita participated in joint military amphibious training exercises with the United States in 2002, the largest such training exercise ever held by Peru. She is no longer in service, as the unit is no longer listed under operational ships in the Peruvian navy web page. She was officially decommissioned in September 2012.

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BAP Paita (DT-141) Wikipedia