| Name: | L C T 17 |
| Type: | Tank Landing Craft |
| Keel: | |
| Launched: | 02/11/1940 |
| Completed: | 26/11/1940 |
| Builder: | R & W Hawthorn, Leslie & Co Ltd |
| Yard: | Hebburn |
| Yard Number: | 641 |
| Dimensions: | 226disp - 372disp, 135.0 x 28.0 x 8.5(draft)ft |
| Engines: | 2 x Petrol engines, 6cyl (5.25 x 7.0ins), 1000bhp |
| Engines by: | Hall-Scott, Berkeley, California |
| Propulsion: | 2 x Screws, 10.0knots |
| Construction: | Steel |
| Armament: | 2 x 1 x 2pdr AA guns |
| History: | |
| 26/11/1940 | British Royal Navy |
| 1946 | Government of Italy |
| No later history known | |
| Comments: |
Above photo is courtesy of Kevin Blair
Above photo is copyright of the University of Newcastle upon Tyne
Above 2 photos, showing landing trials at South Shields, are copyright of the University of Newcastle upon Tyne