Specifications (LCAC 1)
- Source: LCAC U.S. Navy Fact File
- Builder: Textron Marine and Land Systems/Avondale Gulfport Marine
- Date Deployed: 1982
- Propulsion:
- Legacy: 4 Lycoming/AlliedSignal TF-40B gas turbines (2 for propulsion / 2 for lift); 16,000 hp sustained; 2-shrouded reversible pitch airscrews; 4-double-entry fans, centrifugal or mixed flow (lift)
- SLEP: 4 Vericor Power Systems ETF-40B gas turbines with Full Authority Digital Engine Control
- Length: 87 feet 11 inches (26.4 meters)
- Beam: 47 feet (14.3 meters)
- Displacement: 87.2 tons (88.6 metric tons) light; 170–182 tons (173–185 metric tons) full load
- Speed: 40+ knots (46+ mph; 74 km/h) with full load, 70+ knots maximum speed
- Range: 200 miles at 40 kt (370 km at 75 km/h) with payload
300 miles at 35 kt (550 km at 65 km/h) with payload - Crew: Five
- Load: 60 tons/75 ton overload (54/68 metric tons)
- Military lift: 24 troops or 1 MBT
- Armament: two 12.7 mm machine guns. Gun mounts can support the M2HB .50 cal machine gun, Mk 19 Mod 3 40 mm grenade launcher, or the M60 machine gun. Tests conducted with GAU-13 30mm gatling gun.
- Radar: Navigation: Marconi LN-66; I-band
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