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MTM9901 landing craft (1942 - 1945 / 1952 - 1953)

LCM(3)

 

Names

MTM9901 - 9920

7 survived boats from 1986- MTM550 - 556

Builders

USA: MTM9901 - 9920

Commissioned

1942 - 1945 // 1952 - 1953: MTM9901 - 9920

Losses

none

Transfers

none

Discarding

1967: MTM9903

1974: MTM9906

1970s: MTM9904, 9907, 9908, 9910, 9916, 9917

1990s: MTM550 - 556

 

Displacement standard, t

24

Displacement full, t

52

Length, m

15.3

Breadth, m

4.30

Draught, m

1.37

No of shafts

2

Machinery

2 diesels

Power, h. p.

330

Max speed, kts

8 (loaded)

Fuel, t

diesel oil

Endurance, nm(kts)

140(8)

Armament

2 x 1 - 12.7/90

Military load

1 tank or 60 troops or 27 t of cargo

Complement

4

   

Project history: USN LCM(3) landing craft, transferred under MDAP.

Modernizations: None.

Naval service: None.

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