NAVYPEDIA

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1970

Ships

Names	Builders	Commissioned	Losses	Transfers	Discarding
22 boats, presumably HQ1800-...	USA: 22 boats	1944-1945 // 1965-1970: 22 boats	unknown 22 boats (to North Vietnam 1975)	none	unknown

Technical data

Displacement standard, t
Displacement full, t	75
Length, m	18.3
Breadth, m	5.19
Draught, m
No of shafts	2
Machinery	2 diesels
Power, h. p.
Max speed, kts	8
Fuel, t	diesel oil
Endurance, nm(kts)
Armament	1 x 1 - 40/60 Mk 3, 1 x 1 - 20/70 Mk 10, 2 x 1 - 12.7/90, (2 - 4) x 1 - 7.6/90, 1 x 1 - 81/12 M29 mortar or 2 M108 flamethrowers
Complement	10

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Project history

24 LCM(6) landing craft were converted to monitors in 1964-1967, 22 were transferred to South Vietnam in 1965-1970.

Modernizations

None.

Naval service

No significant events.