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Landing Craft Tank LCT-877
Landing Ship Utility - LSU-877
Landing Craft Utility - LCU-877
Harbor Utility Craft YFU-19

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons



Precedence of awards is from 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 - Korean Service Medal (3) - United Nations Service Medal - Republic of Korea War Service Medal
Landing Craft Tank (Mark 6) / YFU-1 Class Harbor Utility Craft:
  • Laid down, 30 March 1944, at Darby Products of Steel Plate, Kansas City, KS.
  • Launched, 2 April 1944
  • Delivered, 8 May 1944
  • During World War II LCT-877 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater LCT Flotilla 21, Group 62 at Pearl Harbor, T.H.
  • LCT-877 was next assigned to LCT Flotilla 38, Group 112 and participated in the:
  • Redesignated Landing Ship Utility LSU-877 in 1949
  • During the Korean War LCU-877 participated in the following campaigns:
    Korean War Campaigns
    Campaign and Dates Campaign and Dates
    Second Korean Winter
    5 to 19 December 1951
    21 January to 4 February 1952     		Korea, Summer Fall 1953
    8 May to 20 June 1953
    25 to 27 July 1953
    Korean Defense Summer-Fall 1952
    12 August to 7 September 1952     		.

  • Redesignated Landing Craft Utility LCU-877, 15 April 1956
  • Reclassified Harbor Utility Craft YFU-18, 18 May 1956
  • Placed out of service (date unknown)
  • Final Disposition, fate unknown
  • LCT / LCU-877 earned one battle star for World War II service and three battle stars for Korean War 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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