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ROYAL DUTCH NAVY (NETHERLANDS)

AMPHIBIOUS SHIPS

"LCT(3)"-type tank landing craft

LT5 1946

Name No Builder Laid down Launched Comp. Fate
LT5 (ex-LCT7031) L9605 UK   1944 1944 // 1946 stricken late 1950s
LT6 (ex-LCT7033) L9606 UK   1944 1944 // 1946 stricken late 1950s
LT7 (ex-LCT7118) L9607 UK   1944 1944 // 1946 stricken late 1950s
LT8 (ex-LCT7121) L9608 UK   1945 1945 // 1946 stricken late 1950s
LT9 (ex-LCT7122) L9609 UK   30/1/1945 1945 // 1946 stricken late 1950s
LT10 (ex-LCT7125) L9610 UK   30/3/1945 1945 // 1946 stricken late 1950s

 

Displacement standard, t

350

Displacement full, t

640

Length, m

58.1

Breadth, m

9.45

Draught, m

1.65 deep load 2.03 max

No of shafts

2

Machinery

Sterling petrol engines

Power, h. p.

1000

Max speed, kts

11.5

Fuel, t

petrol 21.9

Endurance, nm(kts)

1900(10.5)

Armament

2 x 1 - 40/39 pompom or 2 x 1 - 20/70 Oerlikon

Military load

5 40t or 11 20t tanks or 300t cargo

Complement

12

Ship project history: British LCT(3)-type craft. Version of LCT(2) lengthened on 10m. Hull could been disassembled on 5 parts for transportation on large distances.

Modernizations: None.

Naval service:  No significant events.

LT5 1946

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