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L9565 landing craft (2008-2011)

Names

L9565 - 9576

Builders

Visser, Den Helder: L9565-9576

Completed

2008-2011: L9565-9576

Losses

None

Transfers

None

Discarding

in service (2019): L9565-9576

Displacement standard, t

 

Displacement full, t

24

Length, m

15.7

Breadth, m

4.20

Draught, m

0.70

No of shafts

2 waterjets

Machinery

2 Volvo-Penta D9-575 diesels

Power, h. p.

1150

Max speed, kts

21

Fuel, t

diesel oil

Endurance, nm(kts)

 

Armament

2 x 1 - 7.6/90

Military load

35 troops or 2 Land Rovers or 8.2t cargo

Electronic equipment Raymarine radar

Complement

3

Project history: LCA Mk 5, ordered to replace the LCA Mk 3 class. Able to transport 8.2 tons including two Land Rover vehicles or one BV-206 armored personnel carrier. The cargo deck is covered with GRP segments that slide aft for stowage.

Modernizations: None.

Naval service: No significant events.

L9574 2011

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