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MTP9701 landing craft (1943 - 1945 / 1952 - 1953)

 

MTP9701 1952

 

Names

MTP9701 - 9754

Builders

USA: MTP9701 - 9754

Commissioned

1943 - 1956 // 1952 - 1953: MTP9701 - 9754

Losses

none

Transfers

none

Discarding

1970s: MTP9701, 9702, 9704 - 9710, 9712 - 9714, 9716 - 9719, 9721, 9722, 9724 - 9725

1980s: MTP9703, 9711, 9715, 9720, 9723, 9727-9730, 9732-9747, 9752-9754

late 1990s: MTP9726, 9731, 9748-9751

 

Displacement standard, t

9

Displacement full, t

13

Length, m

11.2

Breadth, m

3.20

Draught, m

0.92

No of shafts

2

Machinery

2 diesels

Power, h. p.

220 - 450

Max speed, kts

8

Fuel, t

diesel oil

Endurance, nm(kts)

850(6)

Armament

2 x 1 - 12.7/90
Military load 36 troops or 1 light tank or 3.7 t of cargo

Complement

3

   

Project history: USN LCVP landing craft, transferred under MDAP.

Modernizations: None.

Naval service: None.

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