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Landing Craft Utility
LCU-1662

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from left to right
Navy Battle "E" Ribbon (2) - National Defense Service Ribbon - Humanitarian Service Medal (Beirut Lebanon Evacuation)
LCU-1646 Landing Craft Utility
  • Built in 1971, at Defoe Shipbuilding Co., Bay City, MI.
  • Launched, date unknown
  • Delivered, date unknown
  • Status, active
    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.
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    For Full Size Image    		 Size Image Description Source
    LCU-1664 101k LCU-1664 (front) and LCU-1662 (rear) loading troops, date and location unknown.
    US Navy photo    		 Combat Index web site
    LCU-1662 48k LCU-1662 loading/off-loading a tractor, date and location unknown.
    US Navy photo    		 Combat Index web site
    LCU-1663 45k LCU-1662 and LCU-1663 approaching a beach, April 1968, location unknown.
    US Navy photo    		 Combat Index web site
    LCU-1663 144k LCU-1662 and LCU-1663 beach during amphibious exercises, date and location unknown.
    US Navy photo from m"All Hands" magazine, August 1982    		 Joe Radigan MACM USN Ret.
    LCU-1663 348k LCU-1662, LCU-1663 and LCU-1553 during amphibious exercises, date and location unknown.
    US Navy photo from "All Hands" magazine, August 1982    		 Joe Radigan MACM USN Ret.
    There is no DANFS history available for LCU-1662 at NavSource
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information Web Sites
    U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log
    Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
    Navy Fact File - Landing Craft, Mechanized and Utility - LCM/LCU
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    Last Updated 8 May 2009