Vale 1960
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| Vale (ex-LSM492) | N45 | Brown SB, Houston, USA | 3/1945 | 24.3.1945 | 5.1945 // 10.1952 | to USA 10.1960, to Turkey (Mürefte) | |
| Vidar (ex-LSM493) | N46 | Brown SB, Houston, USA | 3/1945 | 30.3.1945 | 5.1945 // 10.1952 | to USA 10.1960, to Turkey (Mersin) |
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Displacement standard, t |
743 |
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Displacement full, t |
1100 |
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Length, m |
59.9 wl 61.9 oa |
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Breadth, m |
10.5 |
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Draught, m |
2.60 |
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No of shafts |
2 |
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Machinery |
4 General Motors 16-278A diesels |
|
Power, h. p. |
2880 |
|
Max speed, kts |
12 |
|
Fuel, t |
diesel oil 60 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 2500(12) |
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Armament |
3 x 2 - 40/60 Mk 1, 5 x 1 - 20/70 Mk 10, 400 mines |
| Electronic equipment |
2 navigational radars |
| Complement | 89 |
Project history: Former USN LSM-class medium landing ships.
Modernizations: None.
Naval service: No significant events.
© Ivan Gogin, 2015