LCS Class, Allied Landing Craft (original) (raw)
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| Tonnage | 312 tons standard displacement |
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| Dimensions | 158'0" by 23'3" by 6'6"48.16m by 7.09m by 1.98m |
| Maximum speed | 15.5 knots |
| Complement | 70 |
| Armament | 1 3"/50 AA gun2x2 40mm Bofors AA gun4x1 20mm Oerlikon AA gun10 Mark 7 rocket launchers (12 4.5" rockets each) |
| Protection | 10# STS splinter shields to gun mounts and pilot house |
| Machinery | 2-shaft diesel (1600 hp) |
| Bunkerage | 76 tons |
| Range | 5500 miles at 12 knots |
| Variants | The LCS(S) was a British design that saw little or no service in the Pacific. The first 30 LCS(L) were armed as shown. The next 63 replaced the 3" with a single 40mm gun, while the remaining 35 replaced the single 40mm with a dual 40mm gun. |
Landing Craft, Support ("Mighty Midgets") were large landing craft based on the LCI(G) but built from the keel up as fire support boats for amphibious operations.
All 130 units were completed in 1944 and the first units went into combat in the Iwo Jima landings.
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