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AMPHIBIOUS SHIPS AND CRAFT

SHAH PARAN utility landing craft (1954-1955/1991)

Shah Paran 1995

Name No Yard No Builder Laid down Launched Comp Fate
শাহ পারেন [Shah Paran] (ex-Cerro Gordo, ex-LCU1512) L901 664 Avondale Marine, Westwego, USA     1954 // 4.1991 in service (2020)
শাহ পারেন [Shah Makhdoom] (ex-Cadgell, ex-LCU1566) L902 718 Avondale Marine, Westwego, USA     1955 // 4.1991 in service (2020)

 

Displacement standard, t

180

Displacement full, t

347

Length, m

32.0 wl 35.1 oa

Breadth, m

10.4

Draught, m

at landing: 0.84 fore 1.60 aft

No of shafts

3

Machinery

3 Gray Marine 64YTL diesels

Power, h. p.

1200

Max speed, kts

8

Fuel, t

diesel oil 11

Endurance, nm(kts)

1200(6)

Armament

2 x 1 - 12.7/90

Military load

4 medium or 3 heavy tanks or 167 t of cargo or 300 troops

Electronic equipment LN-66 radar
Complement 14

Project history: Former US Army LCU1466 class utility landing craft.

Modernizations: None.

Naval service: No significant events.

Shah Makhdum 1996

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