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AMPHIBIOUS SHIPS

LCVP landing craft (1943-1945/1949-1969)

LCVP

 

Names

120 craft

Builders

USA: 120 craft

Commissioned

1943-1945 // 1949-1969: 120 craft

Losses

unknown

Transfers

Honduras, 1996: 30 craft

Discarding

2007-2009: ~20 craft

2010s: 70 craft

 

Displacement standard, t

9

Displacement full, t

13

Length, m

11.2

Breadth, m

3.20

Draught, m

0.92

No of shafts

2

Machinery

2 diesels

Power, h. p.

220 - 450

Max speed, kts

8

Fuel, t

diesel oil

Endurance, nm(kts)

850(6)

Armament

2 x 1 - 12.7/90
Military load 36 troops or 1 light tank or 3.7 t of cargo

Complement

3

   

Project history: Landing craft, vehicle and personnel (LCVP), mostly transferred onboard of LSTs and AVPs.

Modernizations: None.

Naval service: None.

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