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LCV landing craft, vehicle (1941-1943)


Ships


Names Builders Commissioned Losses Transfers Discarding

LCV (2366 built)

Chris-Craft Corp.

Higgins

Owens Yacht

1941: 110

1942: 1870

1943: 306

 

United Kingdom, 1943-1944: 750 LCV and LCVP

 


Technical data


Displacement standard, t7
Displacement full, t11
Length, m

11.1

Breadth, m

3.30

Draught, m

0.86

No of shafts1
Machinery1 diesel or petrol engine
Power, h. p.225 or 250
Max speed, kts

9

Fuel, tdiesel oil or petrol
Endurance, nm(kts)102(9)
Armament2 x 1 - 7.6/90
Military load36 troops or 4.5 t of cargo
Complement3


Project history

Landing craft, vehicle.

Modernizations

None.

Naval service

None.

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