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ROYAL SIAMESE / THAI NAVY (SIAM / THAILAND)

AMPHIBIOUS SHIPS AND CRAFT

L40 type landing craft (1968-1984)

Names

ล.40-43 [Lor 40-43]

Builders

Naval DYd, Bangkok: Lor 40-43

Commissioned

1968: Lor 40

1984: Lor 41-43

Losses

None

Transfers

None

Discarding

in service (2019): Lor 40-43

 

Displacement standard, t

 

Displacement full, t

10

Length, m

12.0

Breadth, m

3.00

Draught, m

1.00

No of shafts

2 waterjets

Machinery

Lor 40: 2 Chrysler diesels

Lor 41-43: 2 Ford Sabre diesels

Power, h. p.

 

Max speed, kts

25

Fuel, t

diesel oil

Endurance, nm(kts)

 

Armament

none

Military load

35 troops

Complement

 

Project history: LCA craft. GRP hull.

Modernizations: None.

Naval service: No significant events.

© Ivan Gogin, 2019