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AB1050 landing craft (1967-1972)
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AB1051 2000
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coconut Queen | AB1050 | North Queensland Engineers, Cairns | 1967 | in service (2019) | |||
| Seahorse II | AB1051 | North Queensland Engineers, Cairns | 1967 | in service (2019) | |||
| AB1052 | North Queensland Engineers, Cairns | 1967 | stricken 7.1993 | ||||
| Sea Widow | AB1053 | North Queensland Engineers, Cairns | 1967 | in service (2019) | |||
| AB1054 | North Queensland Engineers, Cairns | 1967 | sold 1984 | ||||
| Midnight Sun | AB1055 | North Queensland Engineers, Cairns | 1967 | in service (2019) | |||
| Charlie Brown | AB1056 | North Queensland Engineers, Cairns | 1967 | in service (2019) | |||
| AB1057 | North Queensland Engineers, Cairns | 1967 | to Tonga 1982 (Late) | ||||
| ANZAC Cove | AB1058 | North Queensland Engineers, Cairns | 1967 | in service (2019) | |||
| Snoopy | AB1059 | North Queensland Engineers, Cairns | 1967 | in service (2019) | |||
| The Wanderer | AB1060 | North Queensland Engineers, Cairns | 1967 | in service (2019) | |||
| Northern Warrior | AB1061 | North Queensland Engineers, Cairns | 1967 | in service (2019) | |||
| Ocean Marie | AB1062 | Dillingham SY, Fremantle | 1972 | in service (2019) | |||
| Ice Fire | AB1063 | Dillingham SY, Fremantle | 1972 | in service (2019) | |||
| Sea Trojan | AB1064 | Dillingham SY, Fremantle | 1972 | in service (2019) | |||
| Viking Sun | AB1065 | Dillingham SY, Fremantle | 1972 | in service (2019) | |||
| Hastings | AB1066 | Dillingham SY, Fremantle | 1972 | in service (2019) | |||
| Charisma | AB1067 | Dillingham SY, Fremantle | 1972 | in service (2019) |
Technical data
| Displacement standard, t | 34 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | 116 |
| Length, m | 22.7 |
| Breadth, m | 6.41 |
| Draught, m | 1.37 mean |
| No of shafts | 2 |
| Machinery | 2 General Motors Detroit Diesel 12V71 diesels |
| Power, h. p. | 680 |
| Max speed, kts | 12 (9 loaded) |
| Fuel, t | diesel oil |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | AB1050-1061: 230(10) AB1062-1067: 290(10) |
| Armament | none |
| Military load | 55 t of cargo or 2 vehicles |
| Complement | 3 |
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AB1051 2000
Project history
Landing craft, mechanized (LCM), built for Army Corps of Engineers. Partly based ashore.
Modernizations
1998-1999, all survived: diesels were replaced by 2 General Motors 8V92 (720hp, 12kts)
Naval service
No significant events.
