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POLISH NAVY (POLAND)

AMPHIBIOUS SHIPS AND CRAFT

KM-4 landing craft, personnel (1941-1945/1947)

KM-4 1950

 

Names

851 KM-4, 1956- KD-19

852 KM-5, 1956- KD-28

853 KM-6, 1956- KD-37

854 KM-7, 1956- KD-46

855 KM-8, 1956- KD-55

856 KM-20, 1956- KD-64

Builders

USA: KM-4-8, 20

Commissioned

1941-1945 // 1947: KM4-8, 20

Losses

none

Transfers

none

Discarding

1962: KD-64

1963: KD-19, 28, 37, 46, 55

 

Displacement standard, t

5.9

Displacement full, t

8.2

Length, m

11.2

Breadth, m

3.30

Draught, m

1.07

No of shafts

1

Machinery

1 diesel or petrol engine

Power, h. p.

150 - 250

Max speed, kts

8

Fuel, t

diesel oil or petrol

Endurance, nm(kts)

50(8) or 130(8)

Armament

2 x 1 - 7.6/90
Military load 30 - 36 troops or 3 - 3.7 t of cargo

Complement

3

Project history: Former RN LCP(L) craft, purchased from British Administration in Bremerhaven.

Modernizations: None.

Naval service: No significant events.

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