29 M Landing Craft
| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name: | 29 M Landing Craft |
| Builders: | Colombo Dockyard Limited |
| Operators: |
 Sri Lanka Navy |
| Completed: | 2 |
| Active: | 2 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | 29 M Landing Craft |
| Type: | Landing Craft Utility |
| Displacement: | (full load) 128tons |
| Length: | 34 m (112 ft) |
| Beam: | 8 m (26 ft) |
| Draft: | 1.5 m (4 ft 11 in) |
| Depth: | 2 m (6 ft 7 in) |
| Propulsion: | Two diesels |
| Speed: | 10 knots (19 km/h) |
| Range: | 1,200 nmi (2,200 km) |
| Troops: | 268 |
| Crew: | 28 |
| Armament: | 4 14.5mm machine guns , 2 20mm machine guns and 2 12.7mm machine guns |
The 29 M Landing Craft is a landing craft, utility developed by the Colombo Dockyard Limited for the Sri Lanka Navy. Two ships of this class have been built and both have been used in several amphibious operations.
Based on this class a Fast Landing Craft was built by Colombo Dockyard for the Maldivian Coast Guard, the smaller craft was 28m in length and has an aluminum hull.
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