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AMPHIBIOUS SHIPS AND CRAFT

LCG9059 small amphibious fire support ship (1943 / 1949)

LCG9059 1950

Name No Yard No Builder Laid down Launched Comp. Fate
LCG9059 (ex-LCG(M)...) L9059   UK     1944-45 // 1949 stricken late 1950s

 

Displacement standard, t

308

Displacement full, t

380

Length, m

47.1

Breadth, m

6.81

Draught, m

2.10 deep load 2.44 max

No of shafts

2

Machinery

2 Paxman diesels

Power, h. p.

1000

Max speed, kts

11.75

Fuel, t

diesel oil 37 (max 52)

Endurance, nm(kts) 1730(11.7) (max 2060(11.7))
Armour, mm deck: 51, sides, turrets, CT: 25

Armament

2 x 1 - 88/27 25pdr QF Mk 2, 2 x 1 - 20/70 Mk 3

Complement 31

Project history: Former RN LCG(M) type fire support ship.

Modernizations: None.

Naval service: No significant events.

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