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Landing Craft Tank LCT-677
Landing Ship Utility LSU-677
Landing Craft Utility LCU-677
Harbor Utility Craft YFU-11


YFU-11 was transferred to Greece and named Sifnos (L-150)
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons


Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal
Bottom Row - National Defense Service Medal - Korean Service Medal - Republic of Korean War Service Medal (retroactive)
Landing Craft Tank (Mark 6) / YFU-1 Class Harbor Utility Craft:
  • Laid down, 15 February 1944, Bison Ship Building Corp., Buffalo, N.Y.
  • Launched, 8 March 1944
  • Delivered, 11 March 1944
  • During World War II LCT-677 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater
  • Placed out of service (date unknown)
  • Redesignated Landing Craft Utility LSU-677 in 1949
  • Redesignated Landing Craft Utility LCU-677, 15 April 1956
  • Reclassified Harbor Utility Craft YFU-11, 18 May 1958
  • Transferred to Greece, (date unknown) and named Sifnos (L-150)
  • Final Disposition, fate unknown
    Specifications:
    Displacement 143 to 160 t.(lt), 309 to 320 t.(fl)
    Length 119' 1" (o.a.)
    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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    Potter County 66k Sifnos (L-150) ex-LCT-677 loaded on the main deck of Ikaria (L-154) underway, date and location unknown. Robert Hurst
    LCT-677 102k Sifnos (L-150), beached at the Island of Salamis, Greece, in a scrapping yard awaiting dismantling, date unknown. Harris Alexandris
    LCT-677 72k Sifnos (L-150), beached at the Island of Salamis, Greece, in a scrapping yard awaiting dismantling, date unknown. Harris Alexandris
    There is no DANFS history record for LCT-677
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