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FIGHTING SHIPS OF THE WORLD
VIETNAM / NORTH VIETNAM
COASTAL FORCES
MONITOR craft (1944-1945/1975)


Ships


Names Builders Commissioned Losses Transfers Discarding

30 units

USA: 30 units

1944-1945 // 1975: 30 units

none

none

late 1980s: 30 units



Technical data


Displacement standard, t 
Displacement full, t

80 - 90

Length, m

18.5

Breadth, m

5.34

Draught, m

1.07

No of shafts

2

Machinery

2 diesels

Power, h. p. 
Max speed, kts

9

Fuel, t

diesel oil

Endurance, nm(kts) 
Armament

1 x 1 - 105/22 M101A1, 2 x 1 - 20/70 Mk 10, 3 x 1 - 7.6/90, 2 x 1 - 40/10 M18 grenade launchers

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Complement

11



Project history

River monitors (MON), presumably converted from LCM(6) hulls. Transferred to South Vietnam and captured by Vietnam People's Army.

Modernizations

None.

Naval service

No significant events.