Mark 2
| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name: | LCT Mark 2 |
| Operators: | Royal Navy |
| Built: | 1941 |
| Completed: | 73 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 590 short tons (535 t) |
| Length: | 159 ft 11 in (48.74 m) |
| Beam: | 30 ft (9.1 m) |
| Draught: | 3 ft 8 in (1.12 m) (forward) |
| Propulsion: | 3 × 460 hp (343 kW) Paxman diesels or 350 hp (261 kW) Napier Lion petrol engines, 3 shafts |
| Speed: | 10.5 knots (19.4 km/h; 12.1 mph) |
| Range: | 2,700 nmi (5,000 km) |
| Capacity: | 5 × 30-ton or 4 × 40-ton or 3 × 50-ton tanks or 9 trucks or 250 long tons (254 t) of cargo |
| Complement: | 12 |
| Armament: | 2 × single 2-pounder pom-pom or 2 × single Bofors 40 mm guns |
| Armour: | Wheelhouse : 2.5 in (64 mm) Gun shield : 2 in (51 mm) |
The designers set about correcting the faults of the Mark 1 in the LCT Mark 2. Longer and wider, three Paxman diesel or Napier Lion petrol engines replaced the Hall-Scotts, and 15 and 20 lb. armoured shielding was added to the wheelhouse and gun tubs. Built in four sections, the increased length and beam also allowed for the loading of two rows of 25-ton tanks and enough fuel to triple the range to 2,700 nautical miles (5,000 km; 3,100 mi). In handling and reliability, the Mk.2 was a vast improvement on its predecessor. Seventy-three Mk.2s were built.
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