Royal Navy landing craft boat test
Royal Navy landing craft boat test | Driving a humble hero of the Falklands War | MBY
This humble workhorse of the Royal Navy, and a descendant of the World War II landing craft that were central in the D-Day landings, F8 played a vital role
in the re-taking of the Falkland Islands back in 1982.
For our latest Christmas boat test special, Motor Boat & Yachting editor Hugo Andreae put this landing craft through its paces to get an idea of what that must have felt like...
Foxtrot 8 landing craft specifications
LOA: 43ft 0in (13.11m)
Beam: 10ft 6in (3.20m)
Draft: 1ft 10in (0.56m)
Displacement: 12.5 tonnes
Capacity: 35 men or 2 Champs (weight 4 tonnes)
Test engines: Twin 185hp Weichair WP6 185-21
Top speed: 11.3 knots
Cruising speed: 8 knots
Range: 140nm
Built: 1959
Manufacturer: Dorset Yacht Company, Poole
Cost of restoration: £250,000
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