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DOMINICAN NAVY (DOMINICAN REPUBLIC)

AMPHIBIOUS CRAFT

17 DE JULIO tank landing craft (1943-1944/1948)

17 de Julio 1950

Name No Yard No Builder Laid down Launched Comp Fate
17 de Julio (ex-LCT...) LA3   USA     1943-44 // 1948 stricken 1956
María Josefina (ex-LCT...) LA4   USA     1943-44 // 1948 stricken 1956

 

Displacement standard, t

160 at landing

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

1 x 1 - 12.7/90

Military load

4 medium or 3 heavy tanks or 150 t of cargo

Complement 13

Project history: Former USN LCT(6) tank landing craft.

Modernizations: None.

Naval service: Samaná was lost in bad weather in 1956.

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