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YFU-59
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 LSU-776 (1956 - 1966)
 LSU-776 (1949 - 1956)
 LCT-776 (1943 - 1949)

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons


Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row -American Campaign Medal - Europe-Africa- Middle East Campaign Medal (1) - World War II Victory Medal
Bottom Row - National Defense Service Medal - Vietnam Service Medal (15) - Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal
Landing Craft Tank (Mark 6):
  • Laid down, 26 November 1943, at Mount Vernon Bridge Co., Mount Vernon, OH.
  • Launched, 30 December 1943
  • Delivered, 31 December 1943
  • During World War II LCT-776 was assigned to the European Theater and participated in the following campaign;
    Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaign
    Campaign and Date
    Invasion of Normandy, 6 June 1944
  • Redesignated Landing Ship Utility LSU-776 in 1949
  • Redesignated Landing Craft Utility LCU-776, 15 April 1956
  • Redesignated Harbor Utility Craft (S-P) YFU-59 in 1966
  • During the Vietnam War YFU-59 participated in the following campaigns;
    Vietnam War Campaign
    Campaigns
    Vietnamese Counteroffensive Vietnam Summer-Fall 1969
    Vietnamese Counteroffensive - Phase II Vietnam Winter-Spring 1970
    Vietnamese Counteroffensive- Phase III Sanctuary Counteroffensive
    Tet Counteroffensive Vietnamese Counteroffensive - Phase VII
    Vietnamese Counteroffensive - Phase IV Consolidation I
    Vietnamese Counteroffensive - Phase V Consolidation II
    Vietnamese Counteroffensive - Phase VI Vietnam Ceasefire
    Tet 69/Counteroffensive .

  • Placed out of service, date unknown
  • Final Disposition, sold for scrapping, 1 July 1973 by the Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service (DRMS)
    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-1 66k LCT-776 either abandoned or disabled in mid-channel off the beaches at Normandy, 7 June 1944. She was possibly taken in tow by HMLCT-861 and returned to Portsmouth, U,K. Photo taken from HMLCT-861. Tony Chapman, Official Archivist/Historian LST and Landing Craft Association (Royal Navy)
    There is no DANFS history for LCT-776 available at NavSource
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information Web Sites
    U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation
    Fleet Reserve Association
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    World War II LCT Flotillas
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