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U.S. Navy. Via Friedman (2002) |  ONI 226 |
| Tonnage | 6.5 tons light displacement |
| Dimensions | 35'10" by 10'9" by 3'6" 10.9m by 3.3m by 10.7m |
| Maximum speed
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9 knots |
| Complement |
3 |
| Armament |
2 0.30 machine guns |
| Machinery |
1-shaft Gray diesel (225 hp) or
gasoline (225-250 hp) |
| Range |
102 nautical miles (190 km) at 9
knots |
| Capacity | 8100 lbs (3700 kg) cargo or 36 troops |
Landing Craft, Personnel, Ramped were a further
development of the LCPL that replaced the
solid bow with a small ramp. This eliminated the necessity for troops
to disembark over the sides of the craft. They were replaced for most
uses by the LCVP after 1942.
The following table gives total production. A total of 413 were transferred to Britain under Lend-Lease. About 30% of those retained by the U.S. were allocated to the Pacific until the final year of the war, when most of the amphibious fleet began to be shifted to the Pacific.
| 1941 |
133 |
| 1942 |
1563 |
| 1943 |
24 |
| 1944 |
705 |
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1945 |
343 |
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