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AMPHIBIOUS SHIPS AND CRAFT

MULKAE 71 utility landing craft (1943/1960)

Mulkae 71 1965

Name No Yard No Builder Laid down Launched Comp Fate
물크 71 [Mulkae 71] (ex-LCT531) 71, 1980- 1   Bison SB, North Tonawanda, USA     9.1943 // 1960 stricken 1987

 

Displacement standard, t

160

Displacement full, t

320

Length, m

32.0 wl 36.3 oa

Breadth, m

9.96

Draught, m

at landing: 1.09 fore, 1.22 aft

No of shafts

3

Machinery

3 Grey Marine diesels

Power, h. p.

675

Max speed, kts

8

Fuel, t

diesel oil

Endurance, nm(kts)

700 (7)

Armament

2 x 1 - 20/70 Mk 10

Military load

4 medium or 3 heavy tanks or 150 t of cargo

Complement 13

Project history: Former USN LCT(6) type landing craft.

Modernizations: None.

Naval service: No significant events.

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