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Viper LCU-1591

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

National Defense Service Medal
LCU-1466 Class Landing Craft Tank:
  • Laid down in 1954, Kewaunee Shipbuilding, Kewaunee WI.
  • Launched in 1954
  • Placed in service in 1954
  • Retired in April 1990
  • Acquired in October 1991 by Colombia, renamed ARC Golfo de Morrosquillo
  • Current Disposition, active as of April 2009
    Specifications:
    Displacement 180 t.(lt), 360 t.(fl)
    Length 119' (o.a.)
    Beam 34'
    Draft 6'
    Design 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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    Namesake
    Viper - Vietnam War - RT-Viper was part of Command and Control North (CCN) which was formed by MACV-SOG in late 1967 as an expansion of its Da Nang Forward Operations Base (FOB) which included launch sites established as early as 1964 at Hue - Phu Bai, Khe Sanh and Kham Duc. It was assigned to conduct classified special unconventional warfare missions into Laos and North Vietnam.
    MACVSOG Patch (unofficial) - One of a number of unofficial emblem of MACVSOG (Military Assistance Command Vietnam Studies and Observation Group     		Tommy Trampp
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