HMAS LST 3014 in 1947 | |
History | |
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United Kingdom / Australia | |
Builder | Barclay Curle, United Kingdom |
Launched | 11 November 1944 |
Commissioned | 1 July 1946 (into RAN) |
Decommissioned | 1950 |
Fate | Scrapped during the 1950s |
General characteristics | |
Displacement | 2,300 tons |
Length | 347 ft (106 m) |
Beam | 55 ft 3 in (16.84 m) |
Draught | 12 ft 6 in (3.81 m) |
Speed | 13.5 knots (25.0 km/h; 15.5 mph) |
Armament | 10 × 20mm anti-aircraft guns |
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