Light SEAL Support Craft
 Navy SEALs board an LSSC in 1968
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| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name | LSSC (Light SEAL Support Craft) |
| Builders | Grafton Boatworks |
| Operators |  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 427 inboard gasoline engines each driving a water pump-jet |
| Speed | 30+ knots |
| Complement | 6 |
| Crew | 3 |
| Armament |
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| Armor | ceramic armor/woven nylon |
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]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
[edit]- ^ Swartztrauber, S.A. (May 1970). "River Patrol Relearned" (PDF). U.S. Naval Institute Proceedings: 143.
- ^ Young, Darryl (2011). "The Element of Surprise: Navy SEALS in Vietnam". Random House. ISBN 9780307784506.
- ^ Friedman, Norman (1987). U.S. Small Combatants, Including PT-boats, Subchasers, and the Brown-water Navy: An Illustrated Design History. Naval Institute Press. p. 369. ISBN 9780870217135.