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Landing Craft Tank LCT-960
Landing Ship Utility - LSU-960
Landing Craft Utility - LCU-960
Harbor Utility Craft YFU-20

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons


Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - American Campaign Medal
Bottom Row - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal - Philippines Liberation Medal
Landing Craft Tank (Mark 6) / YFU-1 Class Harbor Utility Craft:
  • Laid down, 6 November 1943, at Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, CA.
  • Launched, 11 January 1944
  • Delivered, 12 January 1944
  • During World War II LCT-960 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater
  • Redesignated Landing Ship Utility LSU-960 in 1949
  • Redesignated Landing Craft Utility LCU-960, 15 April 1956
  • Reclassified Harbor Utility Craft YFU-20, 18 May 1956
  • Final Disposition sold for scrapping 1 February 1973 by the Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service
    Specifications:
    Displacement 143 to 160 t.(lt), 309 to 320 t.(fl)
    Length 119' 1"
    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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    Numitor 75k LCT-960 and other miscellaneous naval ships and craft alongside Numitor (ARL-17) date and place unknown. Photo by Thompson, Los Angeles Fred Reeve
    There is no DANFS history for LCT-960 available at NavSource
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information Web Sites
    U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation
    Fleet Reserve Association
    Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
    World War II LCT Flotillas
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