Runnymede-class large landing craft

Runnymede-class large landing craft docked at Port Canaveral, Florida
Class overview
Builders: VT Halter Marine, Inc.
Operators:  United States Army
In commission: 1990–present
Planned: 35
Completed: 35
Active: 35
General characteristics
Type: Landing Craft Utility
Displacement:
  • 575 long tons (584 t) light
  • 1,087 long tons (1,104 t) full load
Length: 174 ft (53 m)
Beam: 42 ft (13 m)
Draft:
  • 9 ft (2.7 m) light
  • 8 ft (2.4 m) loaded
  • 4 ft (1.2 m)
Speed: 11.5 knots (21.3 km/h; 13.2 mph)
Range:
  • 10,000 nmi (19,000 km) at 12 kn (22 km/h) light
  • 6,500 nmi (12,000 km) at 10 kn (19 km/h) loaded
Capacity:
Complement: 13

The Runnymede-class large landing craft are powered watercraft in the United States Army. They replaced older USN-design landing craft, and are a typical Landing Craft Utility design with a bow ramp and large aft superstructure. They transport rolling and tracked vehicles, containers, and outsized and general cargo from ships offshore to shore, as well as to areas that cannot be reached by oceangoing vessels (coastal, harbor, and intercoastal waterways). It can be self-deployed or transported aboard a float-on/float-off vessel. It is classed for full ocean service and one-man engine room operations and is built to U.S. Coast Guard standards. The vessel can sustain a crew of 2 warrant officers and 11 enlisted personnel for up to 18 days, and 10,000 miles. This class is also equipped with an aft anchor to assist in retracting from the beach. Several are deployed to Europe and aboard Afloat Prepositioning Ships. [1]

Ships

References

  1. ↑ hazegray.org – World Navies Today: US Army
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