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ODIN Class (1962-1967)
(In English: n/a)

Landing Craft THOR

Landing Craft THOR.
(Photo: Archives of the Royal Danish Naval Museum)

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Classification

Type:

Landing Craft Utility

Class:

ODIN Class

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Units in Class

PT No.:

Name:

Launched:

Comm.:

Decomm.:

A561

ODIN - ex. USS LCU649

??/??/1943

01/10/1962

08/??/1967

A562

THOR - ex. USS LCU765

??/??/1943

01/10/1962

08/??/1967

A564

TYR - ex. USS LCU1230

??/??/1944

03/07/1963

08/??/1967

A565

ULLER - ex. USS LCU1373

??/??/1944

03/07/1963

08/??/1967

A566

VALE - ex. USS LCU1383

??/??/1944

03/07/1963

08/??/1967

A567

VIDAR - ex. USS LCU1422

??/??/1944

03/07/1963

08/??/1967

A543

BALDER - ex. USS LCU715

??/??/1943

05/01/1963

08/??/1967

A544

BRAGE - ex. USS LCU810

??/??/1943

05/01/1963

08/??/1967

A545

HERMOD - ex. USS LCU1042

??/??/1944

05/01/1963

08/??/1967

A546

LOKE - ex. USS LCU1294

??/??/1944

05/01/1963

08/??/1967

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Comments to the Class

Typed as Landing Craft Utility (LCU), originally LCT (5)/(6). From 1949 to April 15, 1952 classified as LSU.

ODIN and THOR were painted gray when commissioned, but were later painted olive green like the rest of class.

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Specifications

Built by:

Different U.S. Ship Yards

Design:

n/a

Displacement:

315 tons

Dimensions:

Length:

Beam:

Draught:

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35.22 m

9.98 m

1.60 m

Complement:

11 men

Propulsion:

3 ea Gray Marine Diesel Engines 675 Hps
3 ea Propellers

Range:

700 nautical miles at 7 knots

Armament:

2 ea 20 mm Machine Gun Mk M/42 LvSa (2x1)

Speed:

10 knots

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Additional Notes

None

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Sources:

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Flådens skibe og fartøjer 1945-1995, by Gunnar Olsen and Svenn Storgaard, Marinehistoriske skrifter,  Copenhagen 1998 (ISBN 87-87720-13-2)

44You are also referred to the Naval Bibliography

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