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PHILIPPINE NAVY (PHILIPPINES)

AMPHIBIOUS SHIPS AND CRAFT

LCM224 landing craft (1943-1945/1955-1975)

LCM(6)

 

Names

50 craft with numbers including

LCM224-227

LCM229

LCM231-234

LCM237

LCM239, 240

LCM249

LCM255, 256

LCM259

Builders

USA: 50 craft

Commissioned

1944-1945 // 1955: 1 craft

1944-1945 // 1971-1973: 13 craft

1944-1945 // 1973-1975: 12 craft

1944-1945 // 11.1975: 24 craft

Losses

unknown

Transfers

none

Discarding

1991-1994: 39 craft

in service (2019): 11 craft

 

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.

Modernizations: None.

Naval service: None.

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