Samaná 1950
Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
Samaná (ex-LCT...) | LA2 | USA | 1943-44 // 1948 | lost 1956 |
Displacement standard, t |
143 at landing |
Displacement full, t |
286 |
Length, m |
32.0 wl 34.8 oa |
Breadth, m |
9.96 |
Draught, m |
at landing 0.86 fore, 1.27 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) |
1200 (7) |
Armament |
1 x 1 - 12.7/90 |
Military load | 4 medium tanks or 150 t of cargo |
Complement | 11 |
Project history:
Former USN LCT(5) tank landing craft.
Modernizations: None.
Naval service: Samaná was lost in bad weather in 1956.
Samaná 1951
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