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


Ships


Names Builders Commissioned Losses Transfers Discarding

21 units

USA: 21 units

1944-1945 // 1975: 21 units

none

none

early 1980s: 21 units



Technical data


Displacement standard, t 
Displacement full, t75
Length, m

18.3

Breadth, m

5.19

Draught, m 
No of shafts2
Machinery2 diesels
Power, h. p. 
Max speed, kts

8

Fuel, tdiesel oil
Endurance, nm(kts) 
Armament1 x 1 - 40/60 Mk 3, 1 x 1 - 20/70 Mk 10, 2 x 1 - 12.7/90, (2 - 4) x 1 - 7.6/90, 1 x 1 - 81/12 M29 mortar or 2 M108 flamethrowers
Complement10


Project history

24 LCM(6) landing craft were converted to monitors in 1964-1967, 22 were transferred to South Vietnam in 1965-1970. Transferred to South Vietnam and captured by Vietnam People's Army.

Modernizations

None.

Naval service

No significant events.