The L 9531-class landing craft, also known as Type LCPR (Landing Craft Personnel Regional), was a class of seven landing craft that were built by Rijkswerf Willemsoord for the Royal Netherlands Navy (RNLN).Ministerie van Marine (1957), p. 286. During their service in the RNLN they were permanently stationed in Dutch New Guinea.van Amstel (1991), pp. 132-133. Shortly before the transfer of Dutch New Guinea to the United Nations Temporary Executive Authority, the seven landing craft were decommissioned on 13 February 1963 and transferred to the United Nations Security Force.van Amstel (1991), p. 132.
Design and construction The L 9531-class landing craft were built between 1955 and 1956 at Rijkswerf Willemsoord in Den Helder, Netherlands.van Amstel (1991), p. 133. They had a standard displacement of 55 tons and a complement of six. When it came to measurements, the L 9531-class landing craft had a length of , a beam of and a draught of . Furthermore, they were equipped with two Kromhout 8-cylinder four-stroke diesel engines that could produce . This could drive the two shafts to maximum speed of . As armament the craft had two machine guns and two machine guns.
Service history The L 9531 class entered into service of the Royal Netherlands Navy in 1955 and were permanently stationed in Dutch New Guinea.
Between 1955 and 1956 L 9531 was temporarily made available for hydrographic survey and research activities around Dutch New Guinea.
In March 1962 it was reported that a L 9531-class landing craft was attacked near Gag Island by B-25 Mitchell aircraft of the Indonesian Air Force. That same year the seven landing craft were taken out of service.Raven (1988), p. 189. The following year, on 13 February 1963, they were decommissioned and transferred to the United Nations Security Force.
Craft +L 9531 class construction data Name Builder Launched Commissioned Decommissioned Fate Rijkswerf Willemsoord, Den Helder, Netherlands 23 May 1955 11 June 1955 19 August 1955 13 February 1963 Transferred to the United Nations Security Force. 27 June 1955 6 August 1955 12 September 1955 13 February 1963 Transferred to the United Nations Security Force. 16 July 1955 6 August 1955 28 September 1955 13 February 1963 Transferred to the United Nations Security Force. 22 August 1955 21 September 1955 8 November 1955 13 February 1963 Transferred to the United Nations Security Force. 7 September 1955 21 September 1955 6 December 1955 13 February 1963 Transferred to the United Nations Security Force. 17 October 1955 19 November 1955 15 December 1955 13 February 1963 Transferred to the United Nations Security Force. 31 October 1955 19 November 1955 21 January 1956 13 February 1963 Transferred to the United Nations Security Force.
See also Equivalent landing ships of the same era
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External links Picture of HNLMS L 9532 at the Netherlands Institute for Military History (NIMH). L 9531 Type (LCPR) at Onze Marine Vloot