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FIGHTING SHIPS OF THE WORLD
UNITED KINGDOM
AMPHIBIOUS SHIPS AND CRAFT
1. "LSH(L)"-type large amphibious command ships (1[4], 1930 - 1938 / 1942 - 1944)
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Bulolo
Ships
| Name | Launched // Comm. | Builder | Tonnage, BRT | Dimensions, m | Speed, kts | Machinery, Fuel, t | Armament // Capacity | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bulolo (ex-AMC) | 31.5.1938 // 1942 | Barclay Curle, Glasgow | 6267 | 125.7x17.7x6.6 | 15 | 2diesels, 6130, diesel oil 624 | 2 x 2 - 102/45 Mk XVI, 2 - 40/39, 14 - 20/70 // 4 LCP(L), 258 troops | returned 12.1946 |
| Hilary (ex-OBV) | 17.4.1931 // 3.1943 | Cammell Laird, Birkenhead | 7403 | 134.7x17.1x7.5 | 15.5 | 1VTE, 5200, coal 1975 | 1 - 76/45, 4 - 40/56, 13 - 20/70 / 6 LCp(L), 378 troops | returned 3.1946 |
| Keren (ex-LSI(L), ex-Hydra) L110 | 27.8.1930 // 1944 | A. Stephens, Linthouse | 9890 | 143.6ppx19.6x | 16 | 2turbines, oil 1700 | 8 - 40/56, 14 - 20/70 / 6 LCA, troops | returned 1949 |
| Largs (ex-OBV, ex-Charles Plumier) | 1938 // 10.1942 | Provence, Port de Bouc, France | 4504 | 114.4x15.8x6.2 | 17 | 2diesels, 5720, diesel oil 778 | 1 - 76/45, 2 - 40/39, 14 - 20/70 / 4 LCp(L), 110 troops | returned 12.1945 |
| Lothian (ex-City of Edinburgh) | 14.4.1938 // 1944 | Cammell Laird, Birkenhead | 8036 | 157.1x19.0x6.7 | 16 | 2turbines, 9750, oil 1402 | 4 - 102/45 MkXVI, 20 - 20/70 / 6 LCA, troops | returned 1946 |
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Bulolo
Largs
Project history
Converted to infantry transports cargo-passenger ships with enhanced command and control abilities.
Modernizations
None.
Naval service
No significant events.
