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Landing Craft Tank LCT-973
Landing Ship Utility LSU-973
Landing Craft Utility LCU-973
Harbor Utility Craft YFU-62

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons



Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - Combat Action Ribbon (January 1969) - American Campaign Medal
Second Row - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal - National Defense Service Medal
Third Row - Vietnam Service Medal (1) - Philippines Liberation Medal - Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal
Individual Awards

(Purple Heart (8 KIA January 1969)
Landing Craft Tank (Mark 6) / YFU-1 Class Harbor Utility Craft:
  • Laid down, 30 November 1943, at Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, CA.
  • Launched, 2 February 1944
  • Delivered, 4 February 1944
  • During World War II LCT-973 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater, LCT Flotilla 15 Group 43 and saw service in the Philippines
  • Placed out of service (date unknown)
  • Laid up in reserve
  • Reclassified Landing Ship Utility LSU-973 in 1949
  • Reclassified Landing Craft Utility LCU-973, 15 April 1956
  • Reclassified Harbor Utility Craft YFU-62, 1 March 1966
  • Reactivated for service in Vietnam (date unknown)
  • Final Disposition, sunk by a command detonated mine enemy mine on the Cua Viet River just east of Dong Ha, South Vietnam in January 1969 with the loss of 8 US Navy personnel
    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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    LCT-973 46k The hulk of YFU-62 after being destroyed by a command detonated mine enemy mine on the Cua Viet River just east of Dong Ha, South Vietnam in January 1969 with the loss of 8 US Navy personnel. Photo taken in August 1969 from YFU-79. Photo by Tom Lanagan YFU-79
    LCT-973 42k The hulk of YFU-62 after being destroyed by a command detonated mine enemy mine on the Cua Viet River just east of Dong Ha, South Vietnam in January 1969 with the loss of 8 US Navy personnel. Photo by Steven Wetzler BM2 Craftmaster YFU-57
    LCT-973 58k The hulk of YFU-62 after being destroyed by a command detonated mine enemy mine on the Cua Viet River just east of Dong Ha, South Vietnam in January 1969 with the loss of 8 US Navy personnel. Photo by Steven Wetzler BM2 Craftmaster YFU-57
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