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Harbor Utility Craft - YFU-3
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 Landing Craft Utility - LCU-550 (1956 - 1958)
 Landing Craft Ship - LSU-550 (1949 - 1956)
 Landing Craft Tank - LCT-550 (1943 - 1949)

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons


Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - Combat Action Ribbon (retroactive)
Bottom Row - American Campaign Medal - Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal (1) - World War II Victory Medal
Landing Craft Tank (Mark 6) / YFU-1 Class Harbor Utility Craft:
  • Laid down, 20 September 1943, at Bison Shipbuilding Corp, North Tonawanda, N.Y.
  • Launched, 3 October 1943
  • Delivered, 25 October 1943
  • During World War II LCT-550 was assigned to the Europe-Africa-Middle East Theater, LCT Flotilla 19, LCDR Puret in command, and participated in the participated in the following campaign:
    Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaign
    Campaign and Dates
    Invasion of Normandy, 6 to 24 June 1944
  • Redesignated Landing Ship Utility LSU-550 in 1949
  • Redesignated Landing Craft Utility LCU-550, 15 April 1956
  • Reclassified Harbor Utility Craft YFU-3, 18 May 1958
  • Placed out of service, date unknown
  • Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown
  • Final Disposition, fate unknown.
  • LCT-550 earned one battle star for world War II service
    Specifications:
    Displacement 143 to 160 t.(lt), 309 to 320 t.(fl)
    Length 119' 1" (ovl)
    Beam 32' 8"
    Draft 5'; (max)
    Speed 10 kts.
    Range 700 nautical miles at 7 kts.
    Complement 14
    Cargo Capacity 150 short tons
    Armament 2 single 20mm AA gun mounts, 4 .50 cal. machine guns
    Armor 20lbs wheelhouse, 10lbs gun shield
    Propulsion 3 Grey Marine Diesels, 3 propellers, Shaft horsepower 225 per shaft
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    LCT-550 75k LCT-550 underway, probably in British port, date and location unknown. Philippe Gonzales
    LCT-550 42k LCT-550 off Omaha beachhead at Normandy, date unknown. Photos from LCT-647. Jack N. Wolslegel
    LCT-647 146k
    LCT-550 49k
    LCT-550 47k
    There is no DANFS history for LCT-550 available at NavSource
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information Web Sites
    U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log
    Fleet Reserve Association
    Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
    World War II LCT Flotillas
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