Long Dao 1955
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| Long Dao (ex-L9029, ex-LSIL698, ex-LCI(L)698) | HQ327 | George Lawley, Neponset, USA | 6.1944 // 1955 | sunk 1974 | |||
| Thần Tiên (ex-L9035, ex-LSIL702, ex-LCI(L)702) | HQ328 | George Lawley, Neponset, USA | 7.1944 // 1955 | sunk 1974 | |||
| Thiên Kích (ex-L9038, ex-LSIL872, ex-LCI(L)872) | HQ329 | New Jersey SB, Barber, USA | 10.1944 // 1956 | escaped to Philippines 4.1975 (Seorsogon) | |||
| Loi Cong (ex-L9034, ex-LSIL699, ex-LCI(L)699) | HQ330 | George Lawley, Neponset, USA | 6.1944 // 1956 | escaped to Philippines 4.1975 (Camarines Norte) | |||
| Tam Sat (ex-L9033, ex-LSIL871, ex-LCI(L)871) | HQ331 | New Jersey SB, Barber, USA | 10.1944 // 1956 | escaped to Philippines 4.1975 (Misamis Occidental) |
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Displacement standard, t |
209 |
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Displacement full, t |
385 |
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Length, m |
46.6 wl 48.9 oa |
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Breadth, m |
7.21 |
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Draught, m |
at landing 0.86 fore, 1.60 aft |
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No of shafts |
2 |
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Machinery |
8 General Motors diesels |
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Power, h. p. |
1600 |
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Max speed, kts |
14.4 |
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Fuel, t |
diesel oil 110 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) |
8000 (12) |
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Armament |
1 x 1 - 76/50 Mk 22, 1 x 1 - 40/60 Mk 3, 2 x 1 - 20/70 Mk 10, 4 x 1 - 7.6/90, 2 x 1 - 81/12 M29 mortars, 2 x 1 - 60/12 M2 mortars |
|
Electronic equipment |
radar |
| Military load |
209 marines of 75 t of cargo |
| Complement |
55 |
Project history: Former USN LCI(L) type infantry landing craft, transferred to France for service in Indochina and later transferred to South Vietnam. They carried much more armament than USN sister-ships.
Modernizations: None.
Naval service: No significant events.
Long Dao 1971
© Ivan Gogin, 2016