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REPUBLIC OF CHINA NAVY (TAIWAN)

AMPHIBIOUS SHIPS

LCPR landing craft (1942-1945/1960-1969)

LCP(R)

 

Names

~50 craft

Builders

USA: ~50 craft

Commissioned

1942-1945 // 1960-1969: 50 craft

Losses

unknown

Transfers

none

Discarding

2003: 8 were in service

2000s: all were deleted

 

Displacement standard, t

5.9

Displacement full, t

8.2

Length, m

10.9

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

11

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: Landing craft, personnel, ramp, transferred from USA with APDs.

Modernizations: None.

Naval service: None.

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