LST Mk.3
| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name: | LST (3) |
| Builders: | R & W. Hawthorn, Leslie & Co. Ltd, Harland and Wolff, Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd, Vickers-Armstrongs |
| Operators: | Royal Navy Royal Australian Navy Hellenic Navy Royal Netherlands Navy |
| Planned: | 119 |
| Completed: | UK: 31 × LST (3) 2 × LST (C) 2 × LST (Q) Canada: 26 × LST (3) |
| Cancelled: | 40 + 6 scrapped before completion |
| Active: | 0 |
| Preserved: | 0 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 2,140 tons light 4,980 long tons (5,060 t) full load |
| Length: | 347 ft (106 m) o/a |
| Beam: | 55 ft 2 in (16.81 m) |
| Draught: | Loaded : 4 ft 7 in (1.40 m) bow 11 ft 6 in (3.51 m) stern |
| Ramps: | 23 feet by 14 feet ramp |
| Propulsion: | Twin screws, steam reciprocating engines, 5,500 hp (4,100 kW), 10 ft (3.0 m) propeller |
| Speed: | 13 knots (24 km/h; 15 mph) |
| Capacity: | 10 tanks plus 15 vehicles |
| Troops: | 13 officers and 150 men |
| Complement: | 14 officers and 90 men |
| Armament: | 8 × 20 mm Oerlikon for A/A defence on some ships |
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