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NAVY OF EL SALVADOR (EL SALVADOR)

COASTAL FORCES

LD01 landing craft (1950s/1986)

LD01 1990

Names

LD01 (ex-56CM...)

Builders

USA: LD01

Commissioned

1950s // 1986: LD01

Losses

none

Transfers

None

Discarding

1992-95: LD01

 

Displacement standard, t

25

Displacement full, t

56

Length, m

17.1

Breadth, m

4.33

Draught, m

1.17

No of shafts

2

Machinery

2 diesels

Power, h. p.

450

Max speed, kts

9

Fuel, t

diesel oil

Endurance, nm(kts)

130(9)

Armament

2 x 1 - 12.7/90

Military load

1 tank or 60 troops or 30.8 t of cargo

Complement

5

Project history: Former USN LCM(6) craft.

Modernizations: None.

Naval service: No significant events.

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