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Landing Craft Tank LCT-646
Landing Ship Utility LSU-646
Landing Craft Utility LCU-646
Harbor Utility Craft YFU-56


YFU-56 was transferred to Cambodia
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons


Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - American Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal
Bottom Row - National Defense Service Medal - Vietnam Service Medal (1) - Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal
Landing Craft Tank (Mark 6) / YFU-1 Class Harbor Utility Craft:
  • Laid down, 4 January 1944, at Bison Ship Building Corp., Buffalo. N.Y.
  • Launched, 27 January 1944
  • Delivered, 30 January 1944
  • Redesignated Landing Craft Utility LSU-646 in 1949
  • Redesignated Landing Craft Utility LCU-646, 15 April 1956
  • Reclassified Harbor Utility Craft YFU-56, 1 March 1966
  • YFU-56 saw service in Vietnam during the Vietnam War
  • Placed out of service (date unknown)
  • Final Disposition, loaned/leased to Cambodia, 1 June 1972
    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
    LCT
    two single 20mm AA gun mounts
    four .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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    YFU-56
    LCT-646 25k YFU-56 underway off the coast of Chu La, South Vietnam, 1969. Tom Lanagan YFU-79
    There is no DANFS history for LCT-646 / YFU-56 available at NavSource
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