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ROYAL MALAYSIAN NAVY (MALAYSIA)

AMPHIBIOUS SHIPS AND CRAFT

SRI MELAKA tank landing craft (1942-1943/1954)

Sri Melaka 1960

Name No Yard No Builder Laid down Launched Comp. Fate
Sri Melaka (ex-MRC1401, ex-LCT(E)341) MRC1401   General SN Co, Deptford, UK 12.1941 1942 6.1942 // 1954 stricken early 1970s
Pelandolk (ex-LCT(R)450), later- Sri Perlis LCT(R)450 686 Redpath Brown, Meadowside, UK   1943 1943 // 1954 stricken 1959

 

Displacement standard, t

350

Displacement full, t

640

Length, m

58.1

Breadth, m

9.45

Draught, m

1.65 deep load 2.03 max

No of shafts

2

Machinery

2 Paxman diesels

Power, h. p.

920

Max speed, kts

10.5

Fuel, t

diesel oil 23.6

Endurance, nm(kts)

2700(9)

Armament

2 x 1 - 20/70 Mk 3

Military load

5 40t or 11 20t tanks or 300t cargo

Electronic equipment none

Complement

12

Project history: Former British LCT(3) type small landing ships.

Modernizations: None.

Naval service: No significant events.

 

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