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AMPHIBIOUS SHIPS

CURIAPO landing craft (1970s/1999)

Name No Yard No Builder Laid down Launched Comp Fate
Curiapo (ex-...) LC21   USA     1970s // 4.1999 in service (2019)

 

Displacement standard, t

59

Displacement full, t

116

Length, m

22.4

Breadth, m

6.43

Draught, m

1.35 fwd 1.47 aft

No of shafts

2

Machinery

2 General Motors Detroit Diesel 12V71 diesels

Power, h. p.

590

Max speed, kts

9

Fuel, t

diesel oil

Endurance, nm(kts) 150(9) loaded

Armament

1 x 1 - 12.7/90

Military load 60t cargo or 50troops

Electronic equipment

nav. radar

Complement

6

Project history: Former USN LCM(8) steel-hulled craft. Can carry up to 150 troops for short distances. 12.8x4.3m open well.

Modernizations: None.

Naval service: No significant events.

© Ivan Gogin, 2019