29 M Landing Craft

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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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