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AMPHIBIOUS SHIPS AND CRAFT
ARBALÉTE small amphibious fire support ships (1944 - 1945 / 1950 - 1953)
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comm | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arbaléte (ex-LSSL2, ex-LCS(L)(3)2) | L9021 | George Lawley, Neponset, USA | 5.1944 | 10.6.1944 | 7.1944 // 8.1950 | to USA 10.1954 | |
| Arquebuse (ex-LSSL4, ex-LCS(L)(3)4) | L9022 | George Lawley, Neponset, USA | 7.1944 | 15.7.1944 | 8.1944 // 8.1950 | to USA 1955 | |
| Hallebarde (ex-LSSL9, ex-LCS(L)(3)9) | L9023 | George Lawley, Neponset, USA | 7.1944 | 8.1944 | 9.1944 // 8.1950 | to USA 1955 | |
| Javeline (ex-LSSL10, ex-LCS(L)(3)10) | L9024 | George Lawley, Neponset, USA | 8.1944 | 19.8.1944 | 9.1944 // 8.1950 | to USA 1955 | |
| Pertuisane (ex-LSSL28, ex-LCS(L)(3)28) | L9025 | Commercial Iron Works, Portland, USA | 7.1944 | 19.8.1944 | 9.1944 // 8.1950 | to USA 1955 | |
| Étendard (ex-LSSL35, ex-LCS(L)35) | Commercial Iron Works, Portland, USA | 8.1944 | 17.9.1944 | 10.1944 // 3.1953 | to USA 1957 | ||
| Oriflamme (ex-LSSL65, ex-LCS(L)(3)65) | Albina, Portland, USA | 10.1944 | 14.11.1944 | 12.1944 // 6.1953 | to USA 1957 | ||
| Rapière (ex-LSSL80, ex-LCS(L)(3)80) | L6026 | Commercial Iron Works, Portland, USA | 10.1944 | 7.11.1944 | 11.1944 // 8.1950 | to USA 1955 | |
| Framée (ex-LSSL105, ex-LCS(L)(3)105) | L6027 | Commercial Iron Works, Portland, USA | 1.1945 | 17.2.1945 | 3.1945 // 12.1953 | to USA 1957 |
Technical data
| Displacement standard, t | 250 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | 387 |
| Length, m | 46.6 wl 48.2 oa |
| Breadth, m | 7.21 |
| Draught, m | 1.70 full load |
| No of shafts | 2 |
| Machinery | 8 General Motors diesels |
| Power, h. p. | 2320 |
| Max speed, kts | 15.5 |
| Fuel, t | diesel oil 76 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 5500 (12) |
| Armament | L9021-9025, 6026: 1 x 1 - 76/50 Mk 22, 2 x 2 - 40/60 Mk 1, 4 x 1 - 20/70 Mk 4, 10 x 1 - 127 Mk 7 RL Étendard, Oriflamme: 2 x 2 - 40/60 Mk 1, 1 x 1 - 40/60 Mk 3, 4 x 1 - 20/70 Mk 4, 10 x 1 - 127 Mk 7 RL L6027: 3 x 2 - 40/60 Mk 1, 4 x 1 - 20/70 Mk 4, 10 x 1 - 127 Mk 7 RL |
| Electronic equipment | presumably SG or SU radar |
| Complement | 71 |
Standard scale images
LSSL56 1950
Project history
Former USN LCG(L)(3) type fire support ships, transferred for war in South Asia.
Modernizations
None.
Naval service
After being returned to USN, all ships were immediately transferred to South Vietnam, South Korea and Taiwan.
