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TIBURON medium landing ship (1945/1975)

Tiburon 1980

Name No Yard No Builder Laid down Launched Comm Fate
Tiburon (ex-Smokey Hill River, ex-LSMR531) GC10   Brown SB, Houston, USA 2.6.1945 7.7.1945 21.9.1945 // 14.3.1975 sold 1988

 

Displacement standard, t

944

Displacement full, t

1084

Length, m

62.9

Breadth, m

10.5

Draught, m

2.18

No of shafts

2

Machinery

2 General Motors 16-278A diesels

Power, h. p.

2800

Max speed, kts

12

Fuel, t

diesel oil

Endurance, nm(kts)

 

Armament

none

Military load 400 t cargo

Electronic equipment

radar

Complement

 

Project history: Former USN LSM(R) fire support ship, purchased from a commercial source and used for logistic support duties.

Modernizations: None.

Naval service: No significant events.

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