Monitor (Vietnam War)

Monitor

Monitor in 1968
Class overview
Name	Monitor
Operators	United States Navy Republic of Vietnam Navy Khmer National Navy
General characteristics
Type	River monitor
Displacement	66 short tons (60 t)
Length	60.5 ft (18.4 m)
Beam	17.5 ft (5.3 m)
Draft	3.3 ft (1.0 m)
Installed power	2×225 hp (168 kW)
Propulsion	two Gray Marine 6-71 diesel engines
Speed	8 knots (15 km/h)
Range	110 nautical miles (200 km; 130 mi)
Complement	11
Armament	one 40mm cannon one 81mm mortar one 20mm cannon two .50-caliber machine guns
Armor	XAR-30-type steel and bar armor

The Monitor was a highly modified version of the LCM-6 developed by the United States Navy for use as a mobile riverine assault boat in the Vietnam War. Another version served as a command and control boat (CCB or Charlie boat).