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FRENCH NAVY (FRANCE)

AMPHIBIOUS SHIPS AND CRAFT

LCM1031 landing craft (1943 - 1945 / 1952 - 1955)

LCM(6)

 

Names

LCM1031-1036

LCM1041-1046

LCM1051-1058

LCM1071-1076

LCM1081-1088

Builders

USA: LCM1031-1036, 1041-1046, 1051-1056, 1071-1076, 1081-1087

Commissioned

1943 - 1945 // 1952 - 1955: LCM1031-1036, 1041-1046, 1051-1056, 1071-1076, 1081-1087

Losses

none

Transfers

none

Discarding

1990s: LCM1031-1036, 1041-1046, 1051-1056, 1071-1076, 1081-1087

2000-2001: LCM1057, 1058

 

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) landing craft.

Modernizations: None.

Naval service: None.

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