LCVP(7)
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Names |
38 units |
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Builders |
USA: 20 units South Korea: 18 units |
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Commissioned |
1943-1945 // 1960-1970: 20 units 1981-1982: 18 units |
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Losses |
none |
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Transfers |
none |
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Discarding |
late 1990s: 14 units early 2000s: 6 units early 2010s: 24 units |
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Displacement standard, t |
US built: 9 |
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Displacement full, t |
13 |
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Length, m |
US built: 11.2 S. Korea built: 10.9 |
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Breadth, m |
US built: 3.20 S. Korea built: 3.21 |
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Draught, m |
US built: 0.92 S. Korea built: 1.04 |
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No of shafts |
US built: 2 S. Korea built: 1 |
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Machinery |
US built: 2 diesels S. Korea built: 1 Gray Marine 64HN9 diesel |
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Power, h. p. |
US built: 220 S. Korea built: 225 |
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Max speed, kts |
US built: 8 S. Korea built: 9 |
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Fuel, t |
diesel oil |
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Endurance, nm(kts) |
US built: 850(6) S. Korea built: 110(9) |
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Armament |
US built: 2 x 1 - 12.7/90 S. Korea built: none |
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Military load |
US built: 36 troops or 1 light tank or 3.7 t of cargo S. Korea built: 36 troops or 3.5 t cargo |
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Complement |
3 |
Project history: Former USN WWII-era LCVPs and new-built craft. S. Korea built craft had GRP hulls and 5.24x2.29m cargo deck.
Modernizations: None.
Naval service: No significant events.
513-1 1995
© Ivan Gogin, 2017