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MTM9921 landing craft (1943 - 1945 / 1952 - 1953)

MTM9921 1952

 

Names

MTM9921 - 9929, 1986- MTM541 - 549

Builders

USA: MTM9921 - 9929

Commissioned

1943 - 1945 // 1952 - 1953: MTM9921 - 9929

Losses

none

Transfers

none

Discarding

early 2000s: MTM541 - 543, 546

late 2000s: MTM544, 545, 547 - 549

 

Displacement standard, t

25

Displacement full, t

56

Length, m

17.1

Breadth, m

4.33

Draught, m

1.17

No of shafts

2

Machinery

2 diesels

Power, h. p.

450

Max speed, kts

9

Fuel, t

diesel oil

Endurance, nm(kts)

130(9)

Armament

2 x 1 - 12.7/90

Military load

1 tank or 60 troops or 30.8 t of cargo

Complement

5

   

Project history: USN LCM(6) landing craft, transferred under MDAP.

Modernizations: None.

Naval service: None.

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