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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49k | LCU-1658 beached while landing a bus, date and location unknown. | US Navy photo | |
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36k | LCU-1658 and beached at a ramp, date and location unknown. | US Navy photo | |
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45k | LCU-1658 underway, date and location unknown. | US Navy photo | |
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35k | LCU-1658 alongside and unidentified ship, date and location unknown. | US Navy photo | |
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40k | LCU-1658 beaching while off loading a tank, date and location unknown. | US Navy photo | |
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49k | LCU-1658 beaching while off loading a tank, date and location unknown. | US Navy photo | |
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36k | LCU-1658 underway with tanks aboard, date and location unknown. | US Navy photo | |
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38k | LCU-1658 beached while unloading tanks, date and location unknown. | US Navy photo | |
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54k | LCU-1658 approaching a beach to unload equipment and troops, date and location unknown. | US Navy photo | |
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