Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp. | Fate |
L700 | Brooke Marine, Lowestoft | 1964 | stricken early 2000s | ||||
L701 | Brooke Marine, Lowestoft | 1964 | stricken late 2000s | ||||
L702 | Brooke Marine, Lowestoft | 1965 | stricken early 2000s | ||||
L703 | Brooke Marine, Lowestoft | 1965 | sunk 5.1982 | ||||
L704 | R. Dunston, Thorne | 1964 | stricken early 2000s | ||||
L705 | R. Dunston, Thorne | 1965 | stricken early 2010s | ||||
L706 | R. Dunston, Thorne | 1965 | stricken early 2000s | ||||
L707 | R. Dunston, Thorne | 1965 | stricken early 2000s | ||||
L708 | R. Dunston, Thorne | 1966 | stricken early 2000s | ||||
L709 | R. Dunston, Thorne | 1966 | stricken early 2010s | ||||
L710 | J. Bolson, Poole | 1965 | stricken early 2000s | ||||
L711 | J. Bolson, Poole | 1965 | stricken early 2010s | ||||
L3507 | Vosper, Portsmouth | 1963 | stricken 1980s | ||||
L3508 | Vosper, Portsmouth | 1963 | stricken early 2000s |
Displacement standard, t |
88 |
Displacement full, t |
176 |
Length, m |
27.5 |
Breadth, m |
6.80 |
Draught, m |
1.60 |
No of shafts |
2 |
Machinery |
2 Paxman diesels |
Power, h. p. |
624 |
Max speed, kts |
10 |
Fuel, t |
diesel oil |
Endurance, nm(kts) | |
Armament |
none |
Military load |
1-2 tanks or 100t of vehicles |
Electronic equipment | radar |
Complement |
6 |
Project history: Conventional LCM type craft. Four each of L700 series were carried by Fearless and Intrepid.
Modernizations: None.
Naval service: L703 was sunk during Falklands war.
L3507 1978
LCU704 1988
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