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NON-NAVAL FORCES

AB1050 landing craft (1967-1972)

LCM(8)

Name No Yard No Builder Laid down Launched Comp Fate
Coconut Queen AB1050   North Queensland Engineers, Cairns     1967 in service (2019)
Seahorse II AB1051   North Queensland Engineers, Cairns     1967 in service (2019)
  AB1052   North Queensland Engineers, Cairns     1967 stricken 7.1993
Sea Widow AB1053   North Queensland Engineers, Cairns     1967 in service (2019)
  AB1054   North Queensland Engineers, Cairns     1967 sold 1984
Midnight Sun AB1055   North Queensland Engineers, Cairns     1967 in service (2019)
Charlie Brown AB1056   North Queensland Engineers, Cairns     1967 in service (2019)
  AB1057   North Queensland Engineers, Cairns     1967 to Tonga 1982 (Late)
ANZAC Cove AB1058   North Queensland Engineers, Cairns     1967 in service (2019)
Snoopy AB1059   North Queensland Engineers, Cairns     1967 in service (2019)
The Wanderer AB1060   North Queensland Engineers, Cairns     1967 in service (2019)
Northern Warrior AB1061   North Queensland Engineers, Cairns     1967 in service (2019)
Ocean Marie AB1062   Dillingham SY, Fremantle     1972 in service (2019)
Ice Fire AB1063   Dillingham SY, Fremantle     1972 in service (2019)
Sea Trojan AB1064   Dillingham SY, Fremantle     1972 in service (2019)
Viking Sun AB1065   Dillingham SY, Fremantle     1972 in service (2019)
Hastings AB1066   Dillingham SY, Fremantle     1972 in service (2019)
Charisma AB1067   Dillingham SY, Fremantle     1972 in service (2019)

 

Displacement standard, t

34

Displacement full, t

116

Length, m

22.7

Breadth, m

6.41

Draught, m

1.37 mean

No of shafts

2

Machinery

2 General Motors Detroit Diesel 12V71 diesels

Power, h. p.

680

Max speed, kts

12 (9 loaded)

Fuel, t

diesel oil

Endurance, nm(kts)

AB1050-1061: 230(10)

AB1062-1067: 290(10)

Armament

none

Military load

55 t of cargo or 2 vehicles

Complement

3

Project history: Landing craft, mechanized (LCM), built for Army Corps of Engineers. Partly based ashore.

Modernizations: 1998-1999, all survived: diesels were replaced by 2 General Motors 8V92 (720hp, 12kts)

Naval service: No significant events.

AB1051 2000

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