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LCT9083 tank landing craft (1941 - 1945 / 1949)

LCT9083 1950

Name No Yard No Builder Laid down Launched Comp. Fate
LCT9083 L9083   UK     1941 - 1945 // 1949 stricken late 1950s
LCT9084 L9084   UK     1941 - 1945 // 1949 stricken late 1950s
LCT9085 L9085   UK     1941 - 1945 // 1949 stricken late 1950s
LCT9086 L9086   UK     1941 - 1945 // 1949 stricken late 1950s
LCT9091 L9091   UK     1941 - 1945 // 1949 stricken late 1950s

Displacement standard, t

350

Displacement full, t

640

Length, m

58.1

Breadth, m

9.45

Draught, m

1.65 deep load 2.03 max

No of shafts

2

Machinery

LCT300 - 499: 2 Paxman diesels

LCT7001 - 7150: 2 Sterling petrol engines

Power, h. p.

LCT300 - 499: 920

LCT7001 - 7150: 1000

Max speed, kts

LCT300 - 499: 10.5

LCT7001 - 7150: 11.5

Fuel, t

LCT300 - 499: diesel oil 23.6

LCT7001 - 7150: petrol 21.9

Endurance, nm(kts)

LCT300 - 499: 2700(9)

LCT7001 - 7150: 1900(10.5)

Armament

2 x 1 - 20/70 Mk 3

Military load

5 40t or 11 20t tanks or 300t cargo

Complement

12

Project history: RN LCT(3) type landing craft, transferred after war.

Modernizations: None.

Naval service: No significant events.

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