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ROYAL NAVY - UNITED KINGDOM

AMPHIBIOUS SHIPS AND CRAFT

"LCU Mk9R"-type utility landing craft (L713) (1986)

Name No Yard No Builder Laid down Launched Comp. Fate
  L713   McTay Marine, Liverpool     1986 stricken 2003-2005
  L714   McTay Marine, Liverpool     1986 stricken 2003-2005
  L715   McTay Marine, Liverpool     1986 stricken 2003-2005

 

Displacement standard, t

115

Displacement full, t

160

Length, m

25.7

Breadth, m

6.50

Draught, m

1.70

No of shafts

2

Machinery

2 Dorman 8JTM diesels

Power, h. p.

540

Max speed, kts

10 (9 loaded)

Fuel, t

diesel oil

Endurance, nm(kts) 300(9)

Armament

none

Military load

1-2 tanks or 100t of vehicles

Complement

7

Project history: LCU Mk 9 with new diesels and grill-reinforced bow ramps.

Modernizations:  None.

Naval service: No significant events.

2003

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