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AMPHIBIOUS SHIPS

LCM(3) landing craft (1942-1944/1960-1986)

LCM(3)

 

Names

8 boats

Builders

USA: 8 boats

Commissioned

1942-1944 // 1960-1986: 8 boats

Losses

unknown

Transfers

none

Discarding

1990s: 8 boats

 

Displacement standard, t

24

Displacement full, t

52

Length, m

15.3

Breadth, m

4.30

Draught, m

1.37

No of shafts

2

Machinery

2 diesels

Power, h. p.

330

Max speed, kts

8 (loaded)

Fuel, t

diesel oil

Endurance, nm(kts)

140(8)

Armament

2 x 1 - 12.7/90

Military load

1 tank or 60 troops or 27 t of cargo

Complement

4

   

Project history: Landing craft, mechanized of USN LCM(3) type, assigned to transferred LSDs.

Modernizations: None.

Naval service: None.

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