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L9075 utility landing craft (1953/1954)

L9075 1954

Name No Yard No Builder Laid down Launched Comp Fate
(ex-LCU1503) L9075   San Francisco N Yd, USA     1953 // 1954 to South Vietnam 1955 (HQ538)
(ex-LCU1479) L9076   Marietta Manufacturing, Point Pleasant, USA     1953 // 1954 to South Vietnam 1955 (HQ533)
(ex-LCU1501) L9087   San Francisco N Yd, USA     1953 // 1954 to South Vietnam 1955 (HQ537)
(ex-LCU1502) L9088   San Francisco N Yd, USA     1953 // 1954 to South Vietnam 1955 (HQ539)
(ex-LCU1480) L9089   Marietta Manufacturing, Point Pleasant, USA     1953 // 1954 to South Vietnam 1955 (HQ534)

 

Displacement standard, t

180 light

Displacement full, t

347 at landing

Length, m

32.0 wl 35.1 oa

Breadth, m

10.4

Draught, m

at landing: 0.84 fore 1.60 aft

No of shafts

3

Machinery

Gray Marine diesels

Power, h. p.

675

Max speed, kts

8

Fuel, t

diesel oil 11

Endurance, nm(kts)

1200(6)

Armament

2 x 1 - 20/70 Mk 10 or 2 x 1 - 12.7/90

Military load

4 medium or 3 heavy tanks or 167 t of cargo or 300 troops

Complement 14

Project history: Former USN LCU1466 class landing craft, utility.

Modernizations: None.

Naval service: No significant events.

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