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UNITED KINGDOM
AMPHIBIOUS SHIPS AND CRAFT
type 2400 TD(M) air-cushion vehicles (2011)
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Ships
| Names | Builders | Completed | Losses | Transfers | Discarding |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C21-24 |
Griffon Hovercraft, Southampton: C21-24 |
2011: C21-24 |
None |
None |
in service (2019): C21-24 |
Technical data
| Displacement standard, t | |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | 10.6 |
| Length, m | 12.6 |
| Breadth, m | 6.80 |
| Draught, m | 0 |
| No of shafts | 1 airscrew |
| Machinery | 1 Deutz V8 diesel |
| Power, h. p. | 580 |
| Max speed, kts | 45 light 35 loaded |
| Fuel, t | diesel oil |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 300(25) |
| Armament | 1 x 1 - 7.6/90 |
| Military load | 16 troops |
| Electronic equipment | Raytheon radar |
| Complement | 2 |
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Project history
Ordered 2009 and delivered beginning in 2011. Intended to replace the older Type 2000 TDX(M) hovercraft, transferred to Pakistan. Maximum payload capacity is 2.4 tons and obstacle clearance is 0.73 m. For use aboard larger amphibious ships; can be transported by C-130 aircraft.
Modernizations
None.
Naval service
No significant events.
