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REPUBLIC OF CHINA NAVY (TAIWAN)

AMPHIBIOUS SHIPS

LCM(6) landing craft (1960s-1970s)

LCM(6)

 

Names

250 craft

Builders

USA, Taiwan: 250 craft

Commissioned

1960s-1970s: 250 craft

Losses

unknown

Transfers

none

Discarding

2012: 170 in service

2018-19: 160 in service

 

Displacement standard, t

27

Displacement full, t

62

Length, m

17.1

Breadth, m

4.37

Draught, m

1.52 max aft

No of shafts

2

Machinery

2 Gray Marine 64HN9 diesels

Power, h. p.

450

Max speed, kts

9

Fuel, t

diesel oil

Endurance, nm(kts)

130(9)

Armament

(1 - 2) x 1 - 12.7/90

Military load

1 tank or 60 troops or 34 t of cargo

Complement

5 - 9

   

Project history: Landing craft, mechanized of USN LCM(6) type, built in Taiwan.

Modernizations: None.

Naval service: None.

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