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Landing Craft Tank LCT-716
Landing Ship Utility LSU-716
Landing Craft Utility LCU-716
Harbor Utility Craft YFU-58

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons



Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - American Campaign Medal
Second Row - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (1) - World War II Victory Medal - National Defense Service Medal
Third Row - Vietnam Service Medal (1) - Philippines Liberation Medal (1) - Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal
Landing Craft Tank (Mark 6) / YFU-1 Class Harbor Utility Craft:
  • Laid down, 21 December 1943, at Quincy Barge Builders, Quincy, IL.
  • Launched, 14 January 1944
  • Delivered and placed in service, 8 February 1944
  • During World War II LCT-716 was assigned to LCT Flotilla 15, Group 45 and participated in the:
  • Redesignated Landing Craft Utility LSU-716 in 1949
  • Redesignated Landing Craft Utility LCU-716, 15 April 1956
  • Reclassified Harbor Utility Craft (YFU-58), 1 March 1966
  • Struck from the Naval Register (date unknown)
  • Final Disposition, sold for scrapping, 1 July 1973 by the Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service (DRMS)
  • LCT-716 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-716 84k YFU-58 entering the well deck of an LSD after a two month yard period at Naval Station Subic Bay, P.I. She is returning to duty in South Vietnam, circa 1969. Joe Criscione
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    Last Updated 17 September 2004