Mk IV LCU class vessels follow on class of Mk. III LCU operated by the Indian Navy. The Mk IV LCU can be deployed for maritime roles that require amphibious capabilities.

The Mk-IV Class LCU is powered by two MTU 16V 4000 M53 marine diesel engines coupled to a twin-propeller fixed-pitch propulsion system. Each engine drives a Fundivisa fixed-pitch propeller through a Reintjes WAF 763 P reversible-reduction gearbox.

Landing Craft Utility - LCU Mk-IV. LCU MK-IV vessels will be based in Andaman and Nicobar Command. Landing craft are used by amphibious forces to transport equipment and troops to the shore.

2020年5月18日 · The LCU MK-IV ship is an amphibious vessel with a designated primary role of transporting and deploying Main Battle Tanks, Armoured Vehicles, troops and equipment from ship to shore. Based at the Andaman and Nicobar Command, these ships can be deployed for multirole activities like beaching operations, search and rescue, disaster relief ...

The Indian Navy has commissioned the fourth Landing Craft Utility (LCU) Mk IV-class ship, IN LCU L54, at Port Blair in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. IN LCU L54 was designed and built indigenously by Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers as part of a planned series of eight LCU Mk IV-class vessels for the Indian Navy.

2018年12月21日 · The Indian Navy has commissioned the domestically designed and built, IN LCU L55, the fifth ship of Landing Craft Utility (LCU) Mk-IV-class. The IN LCU L55 was inducted at the Andaman and Nicobar Command in Port Blair is an amphibious ship designed to transport and deploy troops and equipment from ship to shore.

At 29 metres long and 7.4 metres wide, our Landing Craft Utility (LCU) can transport up to 120 Royal Marines Commandos or four Viking APVs (or one Challenger battle tank) at a time. The LCU MK10 can travel at speeds of up to at eight knots and has a range of over 600 nautical miles.

2021年3月22日 · The Indian Navy (IN) has commissioned its eighth and final Mk IV landing craft utility (LCU) platform ordered from state-owned shipyard Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) in September...

2017年8月22日 · LCU L52 is the second vessel in the series of eight Landing Craft Utility Ships being built by GRSE for the Indian Navy. The Mk IV LCUs will play significant role in transportation of Main Battle Tanks, Armoured Vehicles and Troops of the Indian Army during amphibious operations.

This is an operator's manual for the 2000 Class Landing Craft, Utility (LCU) (See FIGURE 1-1). The LCU is designed to transport cargo from ships offshore to shore and to transport cargo to areas that cannot be reached by ocean going vessels. The LCU can carry rolling stock (trucks, tanks, and other vehicles) and dry cargo.