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Kythnos 1971

Ships

Name	No	Yard No	Builder	Laid down	Launched	Comm	Fate
Κάσος [Kasos] (ex-LCU1382, ex-LSU1382, ex-LCT1382)	L145		Mare Island N Yd, Vallejo, USA	10.1944	25.11.1944	11.1944 // 1962	stricken 6.1991
Κάρπαθος [Karpathos] (ex-LCU1379, ex-LSU1379, ex-LCT1379)	L146		Mare Island N Yd, Vallejo, USA	9.1944	16.11.1944	11.1944 // 1962	stricken 6.1991
Κίμωλος [Kimolos] (ex-LCU971, ex-LSU971, ex-LCT971)	L147		Mare Island N Yd, Vallejo, USA	11.1943	30.1.1944	2.1944 // 1962	stricken 9.1992
Κέα [Kea] (ex-LCU1229, ex-LSU1229, ex-LCT1229)	L148		Bison SB, North Tonawanda, USA	8.1944	6.9.1944	9.1944 // 1961	stricken 7.1990
Κύθνος [Kythnos] (ex-LCU763, ex-LSU763, ex-LCT763)	L149		Missouri Valley Bridge, Evansville, USA	10.1943	1.12.1943	12.1943 // 1961	stricken 3.1993
Σίφνος [Sifnos] (ex-YFU58, ex-LCU677, ex-LSU677, ex-LCT677)	L150		Pidgeon Thomas Iron, Memphis, USA	2.1944	8.3.1944	3.1944 // 1961	stricken 3.1993
Σκόπελος [Skopelos] (ex-LCU852, ex-LSU852, ex-LCT852)	L151		Darby Products, Kansas City, USA	11.1943	24.12.1943	1.1944 // 1959	stricken 1992
Σκιάθος [Skiathos] (ex-LCU827, ex-LSU827, ex-LCT827)	L152		Kansas City Steel, USA	3.1944	30.3.1944	4.1944 // 1959	stricken 7.1991

Technical data

Displacement standard, t	160 at landing
Displacement full, t	309 - 320
Length, m	32.0 wl 36.3 oa
Breadth, m	9.96
Draught, m	at landing: 1.09 fore, 1.22 aft
No of shafts	3
Machinery	3 Grey Marine diesels
Power, h. p.	675
Max speed, kts	8
Fuel, t	diesel oil
Endurance, nm(kts)	700 (7)
Armament	2 x 1 - 20/70 Mk 4
Military load	4 medium or 3 heavy tanks or 150 t of cargo
Complement	13

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Project history

Former USN LCT(6) class landing craft tank.

Modernizations

None.

Naval service

No significant events.