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Landing Craft Utility LCU-1608
Harbor Utility Craft YFU-91
LCT-1466 Class Landing Craft Tank: Laid down as LCU-1608 1 February 1957 at Bethlehem Steel; Launched 1 June 1957; Delivered 1 July 1957; Redesignated Harbor Utility Craft YFU-91, date unknown; Staus, In Service.
Specifications Displacement 180 t.(lt), 360 t.(fl); Length 119' (o.a.); Beam 34'; Draft 6'; Design Speed 10kts; Range 700 nautical miles at 7kts; Complement 14; Cargo Capacity 150 short tons; Armament 1 single 20mm AA gun mount, 2 .50 cal. machine guns; Armor 2 1/2" wheelhouse, 2" gun shield; Propulsion as delivered, three Grey Marine Diesels, three shafts, Shaft horsepower 675 bhp per shaft; power plant later modified, Kort nozzles added.
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There is no record of LCU-1608 Located at the World War II Landing Craft Tanks Web Site.
Crew Contact And Reunion Information Web Sites
U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation
Fleet Reserve Association
Reunions Magazine
Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
The Official Home Page of the World War II LCT Flotillas
The Tin Armada: Saga of the LCT World War II LCT history
Post WWII History of the LCT/LCU
ACU-1 Command History
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