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TUNISIAN NAVY (TUNISIA)

AMPHIBIOUS SHIPS AND CRAFT

LC60 landing craft (1954/2000)

LC60 2000

Name No Yard No Builder Laid down Launched Comp Fate
(ex-LCM8265) LC60   Higgins, USA     1954 // 17.11.2000 in service (2019)
(ex-LCM8268) LC61   Higgins, USA     1954 // 17.11.2000 in service (2019)

 

Displacement standard, t

56

Displacement full, t

116

Length, m

22.4

Breadth, m

6.43

Draught, m

1.35 fwd, 1.47 aft

No of shafts

2

Machinery

2 General Motors 6-71 diesels

Power, h. p.

590

Max speed, kts

9

Fuel, t

diesel oil 2.4

Endurance, nm(kts)

190(9)

Armament

none

Military load

150 troops or 60 t of cargo

Complement

2 - 4

 

Project history: Former USN LCM(8) craft.

 

Modernizations: None.

 

Naval service: No significant events.

 

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