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LCM(6) landing craft, mechanized (1943-1987)

 

LCM(6)

 

Names

LCM(6)52498-52797

LCM(6)52850-52987

LCM(6)53538-53677

LCM(6)68969-6988 (part of)

LCM(6)744389-77388 (part of) (2718 built to the end of WWII)

LCM26702

LCM26703

LCM200000-200518

LCM124514-124673

LCM4452-4460

LCM3502 - 3503

LCM5819-5839

56CM641-649

56CM6410-6465

56CM651-659

56CM6510-6552

56CM661-669

56CM6610-6648

56CM671-679

56CM6710-6774

56CM681-689

56CM6810-6855

56CM691-699

56CM6910-6965

56CM751-759

56CM7510-7515

56CM771-779

56CM7710-7725

56CM781-789

56CM7810-7850

56CM861, 862

Builders

Marinette Marine: LCM(6)124514-124673, 56CM651-6552, 56CM671-6774, 56CM751-7515, 56CM771-7725, 56CM781-7850, 56CM861, 862

Commissioned

1943: 52 units

1944: 1850 units

1945: 828 units

1950: LCM(6)26702, 26703 (2 units)

1953: LCM(6)200000-200518 (519 units)

1955: LCM(6)124514-124673 (160 units)

1960: LCM(6)4452-4460 (9 units)

1963: LCM(6)3502, 3503, 5819-5839 (23 units)

1965: 56CM641-6465 (65 units)

1966: 56CM651-6552 (52 units)

1967: 56CM661-6648 (48 units)

1968: 56CM671-6774 (74 units)

1969: 56CM681-6855 (55 units)

1970: 56CM691-6965 (65 units)

1977: 56CM751-7515 (15 units)

1978: 56CM771-7725 (25 units)

1979: 56CM781-7850 (50 units)

1987: 56CM861, 862 (2 units)

Losses

none

Transfers

unknown

Discarding

1990-2010: almost all

2016-2018: 10 units

 

Displacement standard, t

25

Displacement full, t

56

Length, m

17.1

Breadth, m

4.33

Draught, m

1.17

No of shafts

2

Machinery

2 diesels

Power, h. p.

450

Max speed, kts

9

Fuel, t

diesel oil

Endurance, nm(kts)

130(9)

Armament

2 x 1 - 12.7/90

Military load

1 tank or 60 troops or 30.8 t of cargo

Complement

5

   

Project history: Landing craft, mechanized.

Modernizations: None.

Naval service: None.

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