Beller 1950
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| Beller (ex-LCI(L)40) | BDI101 | New York SB, Camden, USA | 1942 | 1942 | 12.1942 // 1.1947 | stricken 1957 | |
| Palo Incado (ex-LCI(L)48) | BDI102 | New York SB, Camden, USA | 11.1942 | 10.12.1942 | 2.1943 // 4.1947 | stricken 1957 | |
| Paraíso (ex-LCI(L)1002) | BDI103 | Consolidated, Orange | 4.1944 | 5.1944 | 6.1944 // 1952 | stricken 1960 |
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Displacement standard, t |
BDI101, 102: 194 BDI103: 209 |
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Displacement full, t |
BDI101, 102: 387 BDI103: 385 |
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Length, m |
BDI101, 102: 46.6 wl 48.5 oa BDI103: 46.6 wl 48.9 oa |
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Breadth, m |
7.21 |
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Draught, m |
BDI101, 102: at landing 0.81 fore, 1.52 aft BDI103: at landing 0.86 fore, 1.60 aft |
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No of shafts |
2 |
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Machinery |
8 General Motors diesels |
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Power, h. p. |
2320 |
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Max speed, kts |
15.5 |
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Fuel, t |
BDI101, 102: diesel oil 120 BDI103: diesel oil 110 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) |
BDI101, 102: 8700 (12) BDI103: 8000 (12) |
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Armament |
BDI101, 102: 4 x 1 - 20/70 Mk 10 BDI103: 3 x 1 - 20/70 Mk 10, 2 x 1 - 12.7/90 |
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Electronic equipment |
SO radar |
| Military load |
BDI101, 102: 180 marines or 75 t of cargo BDI103: 209 marines of 75 t of cargo |
| Complement |
BDI101, 102: 24 BDI103: 29 |
Project history:
Former USN LCI(L) class infantry landing craft, BDI103 was purchased from
mercantile service.
Modernizations: None.
Naval service: No significant events.
Beller 1953
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