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DOMINICAN NAVY (DOMINICAN REPUBLIC)

AMPHIBIOUS CRAFT

17 DE JULIO utility landing craft (1957)

LCT(5) 1950

Name No Yard No Builder Laid down Launched Comp Fate
Samaná LA2, 1970- LDM302   Ast. Navales Dominicanos, Santo Domingo     1958 stricken 1990s
17 de Julio, 1962- Enriquillo LA3, 1970- LDM303   Ast. Navales Dominicanos, Santo Domingo   24.10.1957 1958 stricken 1975

 

Displacement standard, t

150

Displacement full, t

310

Length, m

36.4

Breadth, m

11.0

Draught, m

0.90

No of shafts

3

Machinery

3 General Motors diesels

Power, h. p.

441

Max speed, kts

8

Fuel, t

diesel oil 80

Endurance, nm(kts)  

Armament

1 x 1 - 12.7/90

Military load

4 medium tanks or 150 t of cargo

Complement 17

Project history: Domestic build landing craft, similar to USN LCT(5) but slightly larger.

Modernizations: None.

Naval service: No significant events.

Samaná 1972

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