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AMPHIBIOUS SHIPS AND CRAFT
LSI(L) type large infantry landing ships (1929-1935/1943)
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Kanimbla
Ships
| Name | Launched // Comm. | Builder | Tonnage, BRT | Dimensions, m | Speed, kts | Fuel, t | Armament // Capacity | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kanimbla (ex-AMC) | 12.12.1935 // 6.1943 | Harland & Wolff, Belfast, UK | 10985 | 142.8x20.2x7.4 | 16.5 | 2diesels, 10000, diesel oil 781 | 1 - 102/45 Mk XVI, 2 - 76/45, 10 - 20/70 // 10 LCA, 1381 troops | returned 1949 |
| Manoora (ex-AMC) | 25.10.1934 // 2.1943 | A. Stephens, Linthouse, UK | 10856 | 146.9x20.2x7.4 | 16 | 2diesels, 10000, diesel oil 704 | 1 - 76/45, 6 - 40/56, 8 - 20/70 // 8 LCA, 4 LCM(1), 1 Seagull seaplane, 1228 troops | returned 1946 |
| Westralia (ex-AMC) | 25.4.1929 // 6.1943 | Harland & Wolff, Govan, UK | 8108 | 136.6x18.4x6.9 | 15.5 | 2diesels, 10000, diesel oil 879 | 3 - 102/40 Mk XIX //? LCA/LCS(M)/LCM, 933 troops | returned 3.1951 |
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Kanimbla
Project history
This group consisted of 11 large passenger and cargo-passenger liners, converted on British yards in 1941-1943. 13 More ships have been built in the USA in standard transport hull of C1-S-AY1 class and transferred to Britain by lend-lease. Originally they served under merchant flag and were formally commissioned by RN only in 1944
Modernizations
None.
Naval service
No significant events.
