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Landing Craft Utility
LCU-1657

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

National Defense Service Medal

LCU-1646 Class Landing Craft Utility:

Laid down, 31 August 1970, at Defoe Shipbuilding Co., Bay City, MI.

Launched, 7 January 1971

Placed in service with Assault Craft Unit Two (ACU-2), NAB Little Creek, VA.

Placed out of service, date unknown

Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown

Sold, 23 July 2020 via GSA Auction

Specifications:
Displacement 200 t.(lt), 375 t.(fl)
Length 134' 9"
Beam 29'
Draft 6' 1"
Speed 11 kts.

Complement 14

Armament

four .50 cal. machine guns

two M60 machine guns

one M203 grenade launcher

twelve M16 rifles

two 9mm pistols

Load 170 tons

Military Lift three M1A1 tanks, 10 LAVs or 400+ troops, 125 tons of cargo.

Radar Navigation: LN 66 or SPS-53; I band.

Propulsion

two Detroit 12V-71 Diesel engines

twin shafts, 680shp sustained, Kort nozzles

Fuel Capacity 3220 gals.

Range 1,200nm at eight knots

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description	Source
	44k	*LCU-1657* beached while landing trucks, date and location unknown. US Navy photo.
	49k	*LCU-1657* beached while landing vehicles, date and location unknown. US Navy photo.
	53k	*LCU-1657* beached while landing troops, date and location unknown. US Navy photo.
	36k	*LCU-1657* beached while landing vehicles, date and location unknown. US Navy photo.
	42k	*LCU-1657* beached while landing vehicles, date and location unknown. US Navy photo.
	41k	*LCU-1657* beached while landing troops, date and location unknown. US Navy photo.
	62k	*LCU-1657* beached while landing Marines and their vehicles and equipment, date and location unknown. US Navy photo.
	82k	*LCU-1657* beached as NATO troops pull a U.S. Marine Corps jeep out of Saros Bay, Turkey while on joint maneuvers in 1977. US Navy photo.	Tommy Trampp
	504k	The amphibious transport dock *USS Nashville* (LPD-13) deploys LCU 1657 to perform an ammunition on load with the guided-missile destroyer USS Ross (DDG-71). Nashville** is on a scheduled deployment as a part of the Nassau Strike Group in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. Navy's 6th Fleet area of responsibility. US Navy Photo # 080314-N-0924R-032 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (March 14, 2008) by MCSN Cory Rose.	Robert M. Cieri
	495k	*LCU-1657* prepares to pull along side the guided-missile destroyer *USS Ross* (DDG-71) to load ammunition. Ross** is on a scheduled deployment as a part of the Nassau Strike Group in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. Navy's 6th Fleet area of responsibility. US Navy photo # 080314-N-0924R-060 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (March 14, 2008) by MCSN Cory Rose.	Robert M. Cieri
	633k	The crew of the guided-missile destroyer *USS Ross* (DDG-71) brings aboard ammunition from LCU-1657. Ross** is on a scheduled deployment as a part of the Nassau Strike Group in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. Navy's 6th Fleet area of responsibility. US Navy photo # 080314-N-0924R-074 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (March 14, 2008) by MCSN Cory Rose.	Robert M. Cieri
1018165712	171k	*LCU-1657prepares to enter the well deck of USS Fort McHenry* (LSD-43)** during Exercise Cold Response 3 March 2016 (CDR 16). CDR 16 involves maritime, land and air operation training and focuses on naval and amphibious operations transitioning to ground maneuver. The location in central Norway provides an extreme cold-weather environment for the 12 participating countries to collectively develop tactics, techniques and procedures and increase interoperability. US Navy photo # 160303-N-ZZ999-167 (NORWAY Mar. 3, 2016) by MCSA Daniel C. Coxwest.	Robert Hurst
1018165711	65k	Ex-*LCU-1657* moored pierside at Naval Amphibious Base Little Creek VA. for sale via GSA auction. Sold 23 July 2020. GSA Auctions	Chris Vallery