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Landing Craft Utility
LCU-1656

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National Defense Service Medal
LCU-1646 Class Landing Craft Utility:
  • Laid down, 13 August 1970, at Defoe Shipbuilding Co., Bay City, MI.
  • Launched, 10 December 1970
  • Delivered and placed in service at Norfolk, VA., 12 June 1971
  • Status, active
    Specifications:
    Displacement 200 t.(lt), 375 t.(fl)
    Length 134' 9"
    Beam 29'
    Draft 6' 1"
    Speed 11kts
    Complement 14 Enlisted
    Load 170 tons
    Military Lift 3 M1A1 tanks, 10 LAVs or 400+ troops; 125 tons of cargo.
    Armament four .50 cal machine guns
    Electronics Furuno Radar Navigation; C4I up-grade under development
    Propulsion 2- Detroit 12V-71 Diesel engines, twin shaft, 680 hp sustained, Kort nozzles
    Fuel capacity 3220 gals
    Range 1,200nm at eight knots.
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