LCM(8)
Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comm | Fate |
i | USA | 1950s // 4.1991 | stricken 2015 | ||||
ii | USA | 1950s // 4.1991 | stricken 2015 | ||||
iii | USA | 1950s // 4.1991 | stricken 2015 | ||||
iv | USA | 1950s // 4.1991 | stricken 2015 |
Displacement standard, t |
34 |
Displacement full, t |
121 |
Length, m |
22.4 |
Breadth, m |
6.43 |
Draught, m |
1.35 fwd, 1.47 aft |
No of shafts |
2 |
Machinery |
2 General Motors 6-71 diesels |
Power, h. p. |
590 |
Max speed, kts |
12 |
Fuel, t |
diesel oil |
Endurance, nm(kts) |
150(12) |
Armament |
2 x 1 - 12.7/90 |
Military load |
150 troops or 60 t of cargo |
Electronic equipment | none |
Complement |
4 - 5 |
Project history: Former USN LCM(8) craft, transferred in April 1991 during US Navy disaster relief efforts. Aluminum construction.
Modernizations: None.
Naval service: No significant events.
© Ivan Gogin, 2020