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Landing Craft Utility
LCU-1627

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Hotel - Victor - Xray
NHVX

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

National Defense Service Medal

LCU-1627 Class Landing Craft Utility:

Laid down in 1967 at General Ship, East Boston, MA.

Launched, date unknown

Delivered and placed in service in 1967

Assigned to Assault Craft Unit One (ACU-1), NAB Coronado, CA.

Current Disposition, active in service

Specifications:
Displacement 200 t.(lt), 375 t.(fl)
Length 134' 9"
Beam 29'
Draft 6' 1"
Speed 11 kts.
Complement 12 to 14 Enlisted
Armament two .50 cal machine guns
Propulsion four Detroit Diesel engines 1,000 bhp, (250 bhp each engine), two shafts
Fuel Capacity 3220 gals
Range 1,200 nm at eight knots

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description	Source
	179k	*LCU-1627* beached in the background as US Marines prepare to load/unload vehicles. US Navy photo from "All Hands" magazine, January 1993.	Joe Radigan MACM USN Ret.
	67k	*LCU-1627* unloading material from a commercial freighter, date and place unknown. US Navy photo.	Global Security
	83k	*LCU-1627* beached to load a Republic of Korea (ROK) Marine tank during a combined ROK-U.S. amphibious assault maneuver during Exercise FOAL EAGLE 2000 in Korea. Photo by TSgt. James E. Lotz, USAF.	US DoD photo
	119k	*LCU-1627* returns U.S Marines and Sailors assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) to the amphibious assault ship *USS Essex* (LHD-2)** in the Persian Gulf, 28 February 2005. U.S. Navy photo # 050228-N-8801B-012 by PH3 Travis M. Burns.	Jack Treutle
	1184k	Family and friends of the crew of the amphibious assault ship *USS Essex* (LHD-2) prepare to board from LCU 1627 for the 2008 Tiger Cruise, 7 August 2008. Essex** is the lead ship of the only forward-deployed U.S. Expeditionary Strike Group and serves as the flagship for CTF 76, the Navy's only forward-deployed amphibious force commander. U.S. Navy photo # 080807-N-9418A-008 SASEBO, Japan (Aug. 7, 2008) by MC3 Matthew A. Ebarb.	Robert M. Cieri
	151k	*LCU-1627* begins hauling in the messenger line from dock landing ship *USS Harpers Ferry* (LSD-49) to begin a towing exercise, 17 August 2007. Harpers Ferry** is underway in support of Southeast Asia Cooperation Against Terrorism (SEACAT) 2007. SEACAT is a week long naval exercise between the U.S. and six Southeast Asia nations that allows participating nations to apply maritime security tactics in dynamic threat situations. U.S. Navy photo # 070817-N-0120A-046 SOUTH CHINA SEA (Aug. 17, 2007) by MC3 Mark R. Alvarez.	Navy Newsstand
1018162707	199k	Marines from the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (31st MEU) unload supplies from *LCU-1627* at Sattahip, Kingdom of Thailand, 10 February 2012, after departing the forward-deployed amphibious dock landing ship *USS Germantown* (LSD 42) Germantown, with embarked elements of the 31st MEU*, is currently underway in support of Exercise Cobra Gold 2012. U.S. Navy photo 120210-N-WV964-002 by MC1 Johnie Hickmon*	Robert Hurst
1018162708	159k	A tractor unloads equipment from *LCU-1627* at Sattahip, Kingdom of Thailand, 10 February 2012, after departing the forward-deployed amphibious dock landing ship *USS Germantown* (LSD 42). Germantown, with embarked elements of the 31st MEU*, is currently underway in support of Exercise Cobra Gold 2012. U.S. Navy photo 120210-N-WV964-006 by MC1 Johnie Hickmon*	Robert Hurst
1018162709	163k	Boatswain's BM2 Andres Chaviz guides a tractor onto *LCU-1627* at Sattahip, Kingdom of Thailand, 10 February 2012, after departing the forward-deployed amphibious dock landing ship *USS Germantown* (LSD 42). Germantown, with embarked elements of the 31st MEU*, is currently underway in support of Exercise Cobra Gold 2012. U.S. Navy photo 120210-N-WV964-007 by MC1 Johnie Hickmon*	Robert Hurst