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USAV LCU-1552
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LCU-1552 (1955 - ?)


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, January 1955, at Avondale Shipyards, New Orleans, LA.
  • Launched in 1955
  • Placed in service in 1955
  • Transferred to the 97th Transportation Company in Vietnam, date unknown
  • Retired, date unknown
  • Served in the Marshall Islands, circa April 1979
  • Final Disposition, unknown
    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
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    LCT-1522
    1018155203
    28k W/O Jim Ainge, right, and Bill Sadler, center, and an unidentified NCO, left,aboard USAV LCU-1552 during the Evacuation of Bong Son. Note one of the vessel's two 50 Cal. behind them. Tommy Trampp
    LCT-1522 113k USAV LCU-1552 at Eniwetok Atoll, for the Radiation cleanup in the Marshall Islands in April 1979. LCU-1552 was designated as Mesh 3 during this operation. Photos by Allan W. Connelly BMC USN (Ret), BM1 while Craftmaster LCU-1552
    LCT-1522 94k

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