Barge Carrier
civ_ms_c8Surface ShipsCivilianMerchant
- Length
- 272 m
- Beam
- 30.5 m
- Displacement
- 44600 t
- Max Speed
- 18 kn
Description
The barge carrier is a specialised heavy-lift Ship designed by the United States Maritime Commission in the late 1960s. Known as a Lighter-Aboard Ship (or LASH) these vessels are loaded with smaller barges allowing for fast unloading at receiving ports.
Unit
- Type
- Vessel
- Role
- Merchant
- Armor
- None
- Task Force cost
- 5,000 pts
- Score value
- 10
Dimensions
- Length
- 272 m
- Beam
- 30.5 m
- Displacement
- 44,600 t
Performance
- Max speed
- 18 kn
- Max reverse
- 7 kn
- Cavitation speed
- 2 kn
Machinery
- Main power
- Diesel
- Propulsion
- 1 shaft
- Rudders
- 1
Signatures
- Visual ID range
- 15 nm
- RCS
- Very large
- IR signature
- Very large