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FRENCH NAVY (FRANCE)

AMPHIBIOUS SHIPS AND CRAFT

MFP type small landing ships (1945-1946)

MFP1 1945

"MFP" type landing ships

Name No Yard No Builder Laid down Launched Comp Fate
MFP1 (ex-F946D)     Constructions Navales, La Ciotat   5.4.1943 2.1945 auxiliary mid-1950s
MFP2 (ex-F885D)     Constructions Navales, La Ciotat   20.1.1943 8.1945 auxiliary 7.1957
MFP3 (ex-F997D)     C A de Provence, Port de Bouc   5.4.1943 2.1946 auxiliary 7.1957

 

Displacement standard, t

168

Displacement full, t

239

Length, m

49.8

Breadth, m

6.59

Draught, m

1.35 deep load

No of shafts

3

Machinery

3 Deutz diesels

Power, h. p.

375

Max speed, kts

10.3

Fuel, t

diesel oil 4.1

Endurance, nm(kts) 1120(7)

Armament

1 x 1 - 88/45 SK C/30, 2 x 1 - 37/83 SK C/30, 1 x 4 - 20/65 C/38, 2 x 1 - 20/65 C/38

Electronic equipment none

Military load

140 t (3 medium tanks or 200 men)

Complement

21

Project history: Landing craft of MFP-D type laid down for Germany but completed for French navy.

Modernizations: None.

Naval service: No significant events.

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