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Landing Craft Tank LCT 1162
Landing Ship Utility LSU-1162
Landing Craft Utility LCU-1162
Harbor Utility Craft YFU-32

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons



Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (2)
Second Row - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp) - National Defense Service Medal
Third Row - Korean Service Medal (3) - United Nations Service Medal - Republic of Korea War Service Medal (retroactive)
Landing Craft Tank (Mark 6) / YFU-1 Class Harbor Utility Craft:
  • Laid down, 20 May 1944, at Bison Shipbuilding Corp., Buffalo N.Y.
  • Launched, 31 May 1944
  • Delivered, 3 June 1944
  • During World War II LCT-1162 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater LCT Flotilla 31 and participated in the:
  • Laid up in reserve (date and place unknown)
  • Redesignated Landing Ship Utility LSU-1162 in 1949
  • Placed in service circa 1950
  • Redesignated Landing Craft Utility LCU-1159, 15 April 1952
  • During the Korean War LSU-1162 was assigned to the Korean Theater from 27 June 1950 to 27 July 1954 and participated in the:
  • Reclassified Harbor Utility Craft YFU-32, 18 May 1958
  • Final Disposition, fate unknown
  • LCT-1162 earned two battle stars for World War II service and as LSU-1162 earned three battle stars for Korean War service
    Specifications:
    Displacement 143 t.(lt), 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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    LCT-1162 147k LSU-1162 loads 8 inch shells aboard Toledo (CA-133) during the Korean War.
    US Navy photo from "All Hands" magazine, September 1951 issue.    		 Joe Radigan MACM USN Ret.
    There is no DANFS history for LCT-1162 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 web site
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    Last Updated 1 July 2005