Ship-to-Shore Connector

Overview

Navigating the world’s shorelines just got easier with the Ship-to-Shore Connector (SSC). The SSC is the next generation of the Landing Craft, Air Cushion (LCAC), providing a modernized means to reach the world's shorelines for the next 30 years. The all-aluminum craft offers increased performance, reliability and maintainability and meets the Marine Corps’ requirements for increased payload and availability.

Highlights

Payload

74 t

Speed

35 kt at Sea State 3

Deck Area

67 ft x 24 ft (1,608 sq ft)

Operating Crew

Four (pilot, copilot, load master, deck engineer)

Specifications

Payload	74 t
Speed	35 kt at Sea State 3
Deck Area	67 ft x 24 ft (1,608 sq ft)
Operating Crew	Four (pilot, co-pilot, load master and deck engineer)
Overall Height	26 ft
Overall Length	92 ft
Overall Beam	48 ft
Propulsion	Four gas turbine engines
Service Life	30 years