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LAOS ARMY MARINE SECTION (LAOS)

AMPHIBIOUS CRAFT

LCM(6) type landing craft (1943-1945/1950s-1960s)

Names

7 boats

Builders

USA: 7 boats

Completed

1943-1945 // 1950s-1960s: 7 boats

Losses

none

Transfers

none

Discarding

early 1980s: 3 boats

late 1980s: 4 boats

 

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

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: Former USN LCM(6) type landing craft.

Modernizations: None.

Naval service: No significant events.

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