LCS(L)251 1943
LCS(L)1
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Names |
LCS(L)1 - 250 |
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Builders |
UK: LCS(L)1-250 |
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Completed |
1942 - 1943: LCS(L)1-250 |
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Losses |
LCS(L)201 (9/1943) |
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Transfers |
none |
| Discarding | late 1940s: LCS(L)1-250 |
LCS(L)2
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp. | Fate |
| LCS(L)251 | Austins, London | 1943 | 1943 | ||||
| LCS(L)252 | Solent SYd, Sarisbury Green | 1943 | 1943 | sunk 1.11.1944 | |||
| LCS(L)253 | Percival, Horning | 1943 | 1943 | ||||
| LCS(L)254 | Dickie & Sons, Bangor | 1943 | 1943 | ||||
| LCS(L)255 | Brook Marine, Oulton Broad | 1943 | 1943 | ||||
| LCS(L)256 | John Sadd, Maldon | 1943 | 1943 | sunk 1.11.1944 | |||
| LCS(L)257 | Austins, London | 1943 | 1943 | ||||
| LCS(L)258 | Solent SYd, Sarisbury Green | 1943 | 1943 | sunk 1.11.1944 | |||
| LCS(L)259 | Percival, Horning | 1943 | 1943 | ||||
| LCS(L)260 | Austins, London | 1943 | 1943 |
LCS(L)1
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Displacement standard, t |
20 |
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Displacement full, t |
24.5 |
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Length, m |
14.3 |
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Breadth, m |
3.80 |
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Draught, m |
1.19 deep load 1.30 max |
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No of shafts |
2 |
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Machinery |
2 Gray diesels |
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Power, h. p. |
330 |
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Max speed, kts |
10 |
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Fuel, t |
diesel oil 0.6 |
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Endurance, nm(kts) |
100(10) |
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Armour |
deck: 19, hull sides, guns, fwd bulkhead, bridge: 6 |
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Armament |
1 x 1 - 107/17 SB mortar, 1 x 1 - 40/50 QF Mk IX/X, 1 x 2 - 12.7/62, 2 x 1 - 7.7/87 |
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Complement |
13 |
LCS(L)2
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Displacement standard, t |
84 |
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Displacement full, t |
116 |
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Length, m |
32.0 |
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Breadth, m |
6.53 |
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Draught, m |
1.08 deep load |
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No of shafts |
2 |
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Machinery |
2 Hall-Scott petrol engines |
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Power, h. p. |
1120 or 1500 |
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Max speed, kts |
14.8 |
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Fuel, t |
petrol 18200 l |
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Endurance, nm(kts) |
|
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Armour |
deck: 6, hull sides: 6, guns: 6, fwd bulkhead: 6, bridge: 6, 57mm gun: standard armoured Valentine-tank turret |
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Armament |
1 x 1 - 57/43 6pdr 7cwt QF Mk V, 2 x 1 - 20/70 Oerlikon Mk II/IV, 1 x 2 - 12.7/62, 2 x 1 - 7.7/87, 1 x 1 - 107/17 SB mortar |
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Complement |
25 |
Project history: Fairmile "H" craft (later type). They were converted from LCI(S) craft before completion.
Modernizations: None.
Naval service: No significant events.
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