The Philippine Navy received 20+ units of the LST Mk.2 starting in the late 1940s, and still have 7 units on their active list as of 2010. This includes BRP "Laguna" (LT-501) (ex-USS "LST-230), BRP "Zamboanga del Sur" (LT-86) ex-USS "Marion County" (LST-975), BRP "Kalinga Apayao" (LT-516) (ex-USS "Garrett County" (LST-786) and BRP "Benguet" (LT-507) (ex-USS "Daviess County" (LST-692). The BRP "Sierra Madre" (LT-57) (ex-USS "Harnett County") permanently beached on the Second Thomas Shoal. The ship serves as an advance outpost, and is currently at the center of a territorial dispute between China and the Philippines.