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AMPHIBIOUS CRAFT
LCM(6) type landing craft (1943-1945/1950s-1960s)


Ships


Names Builders Completed Losses Transfers Discarding

7 boats

USA: 7 boats

1943-1945 // 1950s-1960s: 7 boats

none

none

early 1980s: 3 boats

late 1980s: 4 boats



Technical data


Displacement standard, t

25

Displacement full, t56
Length, m

17.1

Breadth, m

4.33

Draught, m

1.17

No of shafts2
Machinerydiesels
Power, h. p.450
Max speed, kts

9

Fuel, tdiesel oil
Endurance, nm(kts)130(9)
Armament2 x 1 - 12.7/90
Military load

1 tank or 60 troops or 30.8 t of cargo

Complement5


Project history

Former USN LCM(6) type landing craft.

Modernizations

None.

Naval service

No significant events.