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UNITED STATES NAVY (UNITED STATES OF AMERICA)

AMPHIBIOUS SHIPS AND CRAFT

 

LCM(2) landing craft, mechanized (1941-1942)

 

Names

TKL1 - 8

LCM(2)1909-1913

LCM(2)2084-2091

LCM(2)2254-2283

LCM(2)2910-2921

LCM(2)3701-3724

LCM(2)3791-3794

LCM(2)4573-4628

(147 built)

Builders

American Car & Foundry: TKL1-8

Higgins: LCM(2)3701-3710

Commissioned

1941: TKL1-8

1942: LCM(2)1909-1913, 2084-2091, 2254-2283, 2910-2921, 3701-3724, 3791-3794, 4573-4628

Losses

 

Transfers

 

Discarding

 

 

Displacement standard, t

20

Displacement full, t

32

Length, m

14.6

Breadth, m

4.04

Draught, m

0.90

No of shafts

2

Machinery

 

Power, h. p.

350

Max speed, kts

8.5

Fuel, t

 

Endurance, nm(kts)

 

Armament

 

Military load

12 t of cargo

Complement

 

   

Project history: Landing craft, mechanized.

Modernizations: None.

Naval service: None.

LCM(2)

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