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The history regarding these photos. One of LCU-1619's exercises late in the summer or early fall of 1964, was to ferry three tanks to San Clemente Island CA., and off-load them. Unfortunately, with a rising tide and a broken anchor winch, used to pull herself off the beach, the landing craft broached, with the crashing surf lifting and pounding the hull on a large rock. Eventually, a Sailor from a seagoing tug swam ashore with a small line, pulling a large hawser, and at high tide the tug pulled the landing craft off the beach. LCU-1619 limped back to USS Carter Hall (LSD-3) where she was drydocked in the LSDs well-deck. Once on board the landing craft was inspected to ascertain the amount of damage caused by broaching and pounding on the landing crafts hull and propellers. |
Photos by Allen R. Hartley, RM2, USNR LCU-1619 |
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LCU-1619 and an unidentified YFU at the ramp at Sa Huynh, South Vietnam in the southern section of I-Corps. |
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LCU-1619 at the ramp at Dong Ha just south of the DMZ in South Vietnam, November 1969. Note the construction crane sitting in the river. It was being loaded onto a boat when the brakes failed on the crane and she rolled straight into the river. |
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LCU-1619 and LCU-1633 at the ramp at Wilson's Cove, San Clemente Island, CA. circa late 1970s, while embarking an MIUW Team. |
Photo by Lee Noland STGC(SW) Ret. |
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LCU-1619 and LCU-1633 at the ramp at Wilson's Cove, San Clemente Island, CA. circa late 1970s, while embarking an MIUW Team. |
Photo by Lee Noland STGC(SW) Ret. |
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LCU-1619 is in the distant background as LCU-1633 embarks an MIUW Team at Wilson's Cove, San Clemente Island, CA. circa late 1970s. |
Photo by Lee Noland STGC(SW) Ret. |
