PEOPLE`S LIBERATION ARMY NAVY (PEOPLE`S REPUBLIC OF CHINA)
Hochun 1946
Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comm | Fate |
合彰 [He Zhang] (ex-LCT512) | Bison SB, North Tonawanda, USA | 9.1943 // 1946 | to Taiwan 7.1949 (合彰 [He Zhang]) | ||||
(ex-LCT515) | Bison SB, North Tonawanda, USA | 9.1943 // 1946 | stricken 1986 | ||||
合忠 [He Zhong] (ex-LCT849) | Kansas City Steel, USA | 8.1944 // 1946 | to Taiwan 7.1949 (合忠 [He Zhong]) | ||||
合群 [He Qun] (ex-LCT892) | Darby Products, Kansas City, USA | 7.1944 // 1946 | to Taiwan 7.1949 (合群 [He Qun]) | ||||
合城 [He Cheng] (ex-LCT1143) | Bison SB, North Tonawanda, USA | 5.1944 // 1946 | to Taiwan 7.1949 (合城 [He Cheng]) | ||||
合貞 [He Zhen] (ex-LCT1145) | Bison SB, North Tonawanda, USA | 5.1944 // 1946 | to Taiwan 7.1949 (合貞 [He Zhen]) | ||||
(ex-LCT1171) | Bison SB, North Tonawanda, USA | 6.1944 // 1946 | stricken 1986 | ||||
合眾 [He Zhong] (ex-LCT1213) | Bison SB, North Tonawanda, USA | 8.1944 // 1946 | to Taiwan 7.1949 (合眾 [He Zhong]) |
Displacement standard, t |
160 |
Displacement full, t |
309 - 320 |
Length, m |
32.0 wl 36.3 oa |
Breadth, m |
9.96 |
Draught, m |
at landing: 1.09 fore, 1.22 aft |
No of shafts |
3 |
Machinery |
3 Grey Marine diesels |
Power, h. p. |
675 |
Max speed, kts |
8 |
Fuel, t |
diesel oil |
Endurance, nm(kts) |
700 (7) |
Armament |
2 x 1 - 20/70 Mk 10 |
Military load |
4 medium or 3 heavy tanks or 150 t of cargo |
Complement | 13 |
Project history: Former USN LCT(6) type, transferred to China after war. At least 15 craft of LCT(5) and LCT(6) types were transferred.
Modernizations:
None.Naval service: 10 - 11 boats went to Communist Chinese government, 6 craft escaped to Taiwan in 1949.
Hochun 1947
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