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LCC Mark 1
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Tonnage |
30 tons displacement |
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Dimensions |
56'0" by 13'7" by 4' |
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Maximum speed |
13.5 knots |
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Complement |
14 |
|
Armament |
3x2 0.50
Browning machine guns |
| Protection |
0.25" (6mm) STS bridge |
| Machinery |
2-shaft diesel (450 shp) |
| Bunkerage |
550 gallons |
| Range |
500 nautical miles 930 km |
| Sensors |
Hydrophones Echo depth finder RDF SO surface search radar |
| Variants |
The Mark 2 had only two pairs of
machine guns, but with better firing arcs. It also added an IFF
antenna and improved communications equipment. |
Amphibious
operations usually required that the landing craft participating in
the assault be launched and loaded well out of range of most enemy
weapons. The landing craft then had to form up into waves to make the
final run in to the beach. Disaster could ensue if the waves became
disorganized and landed at the wrong beach. Landing Craft, Control, or
LCCs, were small craft equipped to coordinate the forming up and
landing of other landing craft, a task that was previously carried out
by subchasers or other
small warships.
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