Light SEAL Support Craft
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| File:428-K-74894.jpg Navy SEALs board an LSSC in 1968 | |
| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name | LSSC (Light SEAL Support Craft) |
| Builders | Grafton Boatworks |
| Operators | File:Flag of the United States Navy (official).svg United States Navy |
| Completed | 16 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | riverine assault boat |
| Length | 24 ft (7.3 m) |
| Beam | 9.5 ft (2.9 m) |
| Draft | 1.5 ft (0.46 m) |
| Propulsion | 2 × 350hp Ford FE 427 inboard gasoline engines each driving a Jacuzzi water pump jet |
| Speed | 30+ knots |
| Complement | 6, generally Navy SEAL team members |
| Crew | 3, generally a coxswain, a gunner's mate and an engineman |
| Armament |
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| Armor | ceramic armor/woven nylon |
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The Light SEAL Support Craft (LSSC), was a fast riverine assault boat developed by the United States Navy for use by the United States Navy SEALs in the Vietnam War in 1968.
History
[edit | edit source]In July 1968 the LSSC began replacing the Patrol Boat, River as the primary vessel for SEAL team riverine operations.[1][2]
The LSSC was later developed into the Strike Assault Boat which entered service in 1970.[3]
References
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