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Final Disposition, fate unknown

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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 ÿ
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Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description		Source
Brandywine (LCU-1677)
1018167701	468k	Namesake Brandywine - The battle of Brandywine Creek, took place on September 11, 1777 in Chester County, Pennsylvania. The British and Hessian troops commanded by generals Sir William Howe, Lord Cornwallis, and Baron Wilhelm von Knyuphausen composed a force of 18,000. The American army under General George Washington numbered 11,000, a large number of whom were militia. Following a feint attack by the Hessians on the Americans at Chad's Ford, the British crossed the east side of the creek at Jeffrie's Ford, continued southward, and suddenly attacked General John Sullivan's troops near Birmingham Meetinghouse. The Americans, although outnumbered, fought gallantly, but were compelled to retire. Washington had received faulty news concerning the approach of the British. At night, he withdrew his army toward Philadelphia without demoralization, despite 1,000 casualties. Photo - Painting "Nation Makers" by Howard Pyle now at Brandywine Museum in Chadds Ford PA. (Wikipedia) Map - The Battle of Brandywine, September 11, 1777 - History Department United States Military Academy		Tommy Trampp
1018167702	195k
Merchant Service
1018167703	195k	Cablelayer and pipeline vessel MV Brandywine moored at Queens Wharf, Wellington, New Zealand, 16 September 2014. Courtesy Shipspotting.com		Tommy Trampp
1018167704	195k	MV Brandywine moored pierside, date and location unknown. Courtesy Shipspotting.com		Tommy Trampp

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