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ARGENTINEAN NAVY (ARGENTINA)

AMPHIBIOUS SHIPS AND CRAFT

EDVP1 landing craft, vehicle and personnel (1943-1945/1946-1970)

EDVP1 1950

 

Names

EDVP1 - 29

Builders

USA: EDVP1 - 29

Commissioned

1943 - 1945 // 1946: EDVP1 - 22

1943 - 1945 // 1950s: EDVP23 - 29

1943 - 1945 // 1970: EDVP30 - 37

Losses

None

Transfers

None

Discarding

1960s: EDVP2, 4-6, 11, 14-16, 18, 20, 22, 23, 25-27

mid-1980s: EDVP1, 3, 7-10, 12, 13, 17, 19, 21, 24, 28, 29

 

Displacement standard, t

9

Displacement full, t

13

Length, m

11.2

Breadth, m

3.20

Draught, m

0.92

No of shafts

2

Machinery

2 diesels

Power, h. p.

220 - 450

Max speed, kts

8

Fuel, t

diesel oil

Endurance, nm(kts)

850(6)

Armament

2 x 1 - 12.7/90
Military load 36 troops or 1 light tank or 3.7 t of cargo

Complement

3

   

Project history: LCVPs (Landing craft, vehicle and personnel), transferred from USN.

Modernizations: None.

Naval service: None.

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