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A530 air-cushion landing craft (1998)
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A530 2006
Ships
| Names | Builders | Commissioned | Losses | Transfers | Discarding |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A530 |
Vosper-Thornycroft, Portchester, UK: A530 |
1998: A530 |
none |
None | in service (2019): A530 |
Technical data
| Displacement standard, t | 18 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | 28 |
| Length, m | 18.9 pp 20.6 oa |
| Breadth, m | 8.80 |
| Draught, m | // --- |
| No of shafts | 2 air propellers |
| Machinery | 2 Deutz diesels |
| Power, h. p. | 1050 |
| Max speed, kts | 40 |
| Fuel, t | diesel oil |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 600(30) |
| Armament | 1 x 1 - 12.7/79 |
| Military load | 10 t cargo or 77 passengers |
| Electronic equipment | Furuno radar |
| Complement | 10 |
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A530 2006
Project history
Vosper-Thornycroft M10 type. GRP hull, superstructure is strengthened by kevlar.
Modernizations
None.
Naval service
No significant events.
