LCM(6)
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Names |
35 units |
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Builders |
USA: 2 units Indonesia: 13 units Taiwan: 20 units |
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Commissioned |
1943-1945 // 1960-1970: 2 units 1976-1980: 13 units 1988: 20 units |
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Losses |
none |
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Transfers |
none |
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Discarding |
1990s: 15 units in service (2019): 20 units |
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Displacement standard, t |
US and Indonesian built: 25 Taiwanese built: 24 |
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Displacement full, t |
US and Indonesian built: 56 Taiwanese built: 58 |
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Length, m |
17.1 |
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Breadth, m |
US and Indonesian built: 4.33 Taiwanese built: 4.37 |
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Draught, m |
US and Indonesian built: 1.17 Taiwanese built: 1.14 |
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No of shafts |
2 |
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Machinery |
US and Indonesian built: 2 diesels Taiwanese built: 2 General Motors 6V71 diesels |
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Power, h. p. |
450 |
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Max speed, kts |
US and Indonesian built: 9 Taiwanese built: 13 |
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Fuel, t |
diesel oil |
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Endurance, nm(kts) |
130(9) |
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Armament |
US and Indonesian built: 2 x 1 - 12.7/90 |
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Military load |
US and Indonesian built: 1 tank or 60 troops or 30.8 t of cargo Taiwanese built: 80 troops or 30 t cargo |
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Complement |
5 |
Project history: WWII-era LCM(6) design. Taiwanese LCMs built in 1988 have GRP hulls and 11.9x3.7m cargo wells.
Modernizations: None.
Naval service: No significant events.
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