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US Army LCU-1515

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from left to right
National Defense Service Medal - Vietnam Service Medal - Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal

LCU-1466 Class Landing Craft Tank:

Laid down, May 1954, at Avondale Shipyards, New Orleans, LA.

Launched in 1954

Placed in service in 1954

Assigned to the 329th Transportation Co. for the possible invasion of Cuba in 1962

Transferred to the 5th Transportation Co. at Bin Thuy, Vietnam, date unknown

Retired, date unknown

Final Disposition, abandoned, date unknown, at Weno, Chuuk State, Federated States of Micronesia

Specifications:
Displacement 180 t.(lt), 360 t.(fl)
Length 119' (ovl.)
Beam 34'
Draft 6'
Speed 10 kts.
Range 700 nautical miles at 7 kts.
Complement 14
Cargo Capacity 150 short tons

Armament

two twin 20mm AA gun mounts, one port, one starboard

two.50 cal. machine guns

Armor 2 1/2" wheelhouse, 2" gun shield

Propulsion 3 Grey Marine Diesels, 3 shafts, Shaft horsepower 675 bhp per shaft

Size	Image Description	Contributed By
121k	*US Army LCU 1515* unloads a bulldozer as part of a beach landing exercise involving some 1,500 men of the 1st Armored Division. The exercise was designed to sharpen the skills in loading and unloading vehicles for a beach assault. *USS Dodge County* (LST-722) is beached to the left preparing to unload her cargo of tanks while USS Duval County (LST-758)** stands off shore waiting her tern to unload across the beach at Hutchinson Island, Fort Pierce, FL., 17 November 1962 in 1962. Fort Pierce Florida Press wire photo	Tommy Trampp
448k	Ex-*LCU-1515* moored Chuuk, Federated States of Micronesia, 3 November 1982	Photo by Gerhard Mueller-Debus
111k	Hulk of ex-*LCU-1515* in Chuuk lagoon on the beach near the Blue Lagoon Resort, date unknown.	Photos by Mick Scott
136k
120k

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