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Ships

Name	No	Yard No	Builder	Laid down	Launched	Comp	Fate
Tjeldsund (ex-LCU1478)	A30		Marietta Manufacturing, Point Pleasant, USA			1953 // 1958	stricken 1975

100 - 1000 t displacement/ BRT tonnage vessels

Name No Yard No Builder Laid down Launched Comp Fate Tjeldsund (ex-LCU1478) A30   Marietta Manufacturing, Point Pleasant, USA     1953 // 1958 stricken 1975

Technical data

Displacement standard, t	180
Displacement full, t	347
Length, m	32.0 wl 35.1 oa
Breadth, m	10.4
Draught, m	at landing: 0.84 fore 1.60 aft
No of shafts	3
Machinery	3 Gray Marine diesels
Power, h. p.	675
Max speed, kts	8
Fuel, t	diesel oil 11
Endurance, nm(kts)	1200(6)
Armament	2 x 1 - 20/70 Mk 10 or 2 x 1 - 12.7/90
Military load	4 medium or 3 heavy tanks or 167 t of cargo or 300 troops
Complement	14

Standard scale images

Project history

Ex-USN LCU, originally intended to be rebuilt as a minelayer, but never converted really.

Modernizations

None.

Naval service

No significant events.