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Landing Craft Utility
LCU-1663

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from left to right
Navy Unit Commendation - Navy Battle "E" Ribbon (2) - National Defense Service Ribbon
LCU-1646 Landing Craft Utility
  • Built in 1971, at Defoe Shipbuilding Co., Bay City, MI.
  • Delivered, date unknown
  • Current Status, active in service
    Specifications
    Displacement 200 t.(lt) 375 t.(fl)
    Length 134' 9"
    Beam 29'
    Draft 6' 1"
    Speed 11 kts.
    Complement 14 Enlisted
    Armament two 12.7 machine guns
    Electronics Radar Navigation: LN 66 or SPS-53; I band
    Propulsion two Detroit 12V-71 diesel engines, twin shafts, 680 hp sustained, two Kort nozzles
    Fuel capacity 3220 gals
    Range 1,200nm at eight knots
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    LCU-1658 36k LCU-1658 and LCU-1663 beached at a ramp, date and location unknown. US Navy photo
    LCU-1663 49k LCU-1663 loading/off-loading a small truck, circa 1968, location unknown.
    US Navy photo    		 Combat Index web site
    LCU-1663 42k LCU-1663 approaching a beach, circa 1968, location unknown.
    US Navy photo    		 Combat Index web site
    LCU-1663 51k LCU-1663 loading passengers, date and location unknown.
    US Navy photo    		 Combat Index web site
    LCU-1663 24k LCU-1663 loading/unloading a bus, date and location unknown.
    US Navy photo    		 Combat Index web site
    LCU-1663 42k LCU-1663 leaving/approaching a ramp with vehicles on board, date and location unknown.
    US Navy photo    		 Combat Index web site
    LCU-1663 35k LCU-1663 off-loading a tractor across the beach, date and location unknown.
    US Navy photo    		 Combat Index web site
    LCU-1663 48k LCU-1663 beached, date and location unknown.
    US Navy photo    		 Combat Index web site
    LCU-1663 34k LCU-1663 approaching a ramp, date and location unknown.
    US Navy photo    		 Combat Index web site
    LCU-1663 45k LCU-1663 and LCU-1662 approaching a beach, April 1968, location unknown.
    US Navy photo    		 Combat Index web site
    LCU-1663 41k LCU-1663 and LCU-1662 off-loading a truck and trailer, circa April 1968, location unknown.
    US Navy photo from "All Hands" magazine, April 1968    		 Joe Radigan MACM USN Ret.
    LCU-1663 51k LCU-1663 and LCU-1662 preparing to beach, date and location unknown.
    US Navy photo    		 Combat Index web site
    LCU-1663 51k LCU-1663 and LCU-1662 beach, date and location unknown.
    US Navy photo    		 Combat Index web site
    LCU-1664 101k LCU-1664 (front) and LCU-1663 (rear) loading troops, date and location unknown.
    US Navy photo    		 Combat Index web site
    There is no DANFS history available for LCU-1663 at NavSource
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information Web Sites
    U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation
    Fleet Reserve Association
    Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
    Navy Fact File - Landing Craft, Mechanized and Utility - LCM/LCU
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