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REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM NAVY (SOUTH VIETNAM)

COASTAL FORCES

CSB diving support craft (1944-1945/1969)

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.

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