General Characteristics

Builder: Textron Marine and Land Systems/Avondale Gulfport Marine 

Date Deployed: 1987 

Propulsion: Legacy 4-Allied-Signal TF-40 - gas turbines (2 for propulsion / 2 for lift); 16,000 hp sustained; 2-shrouded reversible pitch airscrews; 4-double-entry fans, centrifugal or mixed flow (lift)

SLEP: 4-Vericor Power Systems ETF-40B gas turbines with Full Authority Digital Engine Control

Length: 91 feet 9.5 inches (28 meters) 

Beam: 48 feet 4 inches (14.7 meters)

Displacement: 105 tons (95.25 metric tons) light; 172-195 tons (156 – 176.9 metric tons) full load

Speed: 40+ knots (46+ mph; 74.08 kph) with full load

Range: 200 miles at 35 kts with 50 ton payload

Crew: Five

Load: 60 tons / 75 ton overload (54.43/68.04 tonnes) 

Armament: 2- MK93 Gun mounts will support: M2HB .50 Cal machine gun; M240 7.62 mm machine gun; and MK-19 MOD3 40 mm grenade launcher

Electronics: Radars, Navigation: Furuno FAR – 2127BB / Sperry Marine Bridge Master E.

Updated Jan 2019