Light SEAL Support Craft

The Light SEAL Support Craft (LSSC), was a fast riverine assault boat developed by the United States Navy for use by the United States Navy SEALs in the Vietnam War in 1968.

Light SEAL Support Craft

Navy SEALs board an LSSC in 1968
Class overview
Name	LSSC (Light SEAL Support Craft)
Builders	Grafton Boatworks
Operators	United States Navy
Completed	16
General characteristics
Type	riverine assault boat
Length	24 ft (7.3 m)
Beam	9.5 ft (2.9 m)
Draft	1.5 ft (0.46 m)
Propulsion	2 × 350hp Ford FE 427 inboard gasoline engines each driving a Jacuzzi water pump jet
Speed	30+ knots
Complement	6, generally Navy SEAL team members
Crew	3, generally a coxswain, a gunner's mate and an engineman
Armament	two single M60 machine guns one M2 Browning
Armor	ceramic armor/woven nylon

History

In July 1968 the LSSC began replacing the Patrol Boat, River as the primary vessel for SEAL team riverine operations.^[1][2]

The LSSC was later developed into the Strike Assault Boat which entered service in 1970.^[3]