Names |
4 boats |
Builders |
USA: 4 boats |
Commissioned |
1944-1945 // 1969: 4 boats |
Losses |
unknown 4 boats (to North Vietnam 1975) |
Transfers |
none |
Discarding |
unknown |
Displacement standard, t |
|
Displacement full, t |
80 |
Length, m |
17.1 |
Breadth, m |
5.72 |
Draught, m |
1.83 |
No of shafts |
2 |
Machinery |
2 diesels |
Power, h. p. |
|
Max speed, kts |
6 |
Fuel, t |
diesel oil |
Endurance, nm(kts) |
|
Armament |
2 x 2 - 12.7/90, diving equipment |
Electronic equipment |
radar |
Complement |
11 |
Project history: Combat salvage boats (CSB), converted from LCM(6) landing craft, configured for river salvage and to support diving operations. Had 10t 'A'-frame fwd.
Modernizations: None.
Naval service: No significant events.
© Ivan Gogin, 2016