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USAV SP/4 James A. Loux (LSV-6)

International Radio Call Sign:
Alpha - Alpha - Foxtrot - Alpha
AAFA

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Homeport, unknown

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Specifications:
Displacement 4,199 t.
Length 273'
Beam 60'
Draft 12'
Speed 12 kts
Range 8,200 at 12.5 kts

Complement

8 Officers

23 Enlisted

Cargo Capacity 2,000 short tons

Largest Boom Capacity unknown

Armament unknown

Fuel Capacity unknown

Propulsion

two Electro motive Diesel engines (EMD) 16-646E2 producing 1,950 horsepower each at 999rpm

two shafts

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Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description		Source
30100602	32k	Name sake James A. Loux (10 February 1950 - 5 April 1971), Silver Star recipient. Specialist Four Loux distinguished himself while engaged in military operations involving conflict with an armed hostile force in the Republic of Vietnam. Assigned to the 458th River Patrol Boat Company, Specialist Four Loux was a seaman aboard a river boat transporting aviation fuel in support of combat operations near Cho Thu Bay Village. When his boat struck an enemy mine and was engulfed in flames, the enemy force laid down a deadly crossfire directed from both banks of the canal. Although gravely wounded, he immediately raced to his machine gun and returned fire. Specialist Four Loux continued to fire upon the hostile force until they broke contact. These actions enabled the rest of the vessels to proceed on their mission. Specialist Four Loux died of his wounds on 5 April, 1971. Photo from Wall of Faces, Vietnam Memorial Fund		Tommy Trampp
30100601	199k	USAV SP/4 James A. Loux (LSV-6) prepares to conduct a stern gate transfer with the amphibious dock landing ship USS Carter Hall (LSD-50). Carter Hall is part of the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. US Navy photo # 101223-N-8069G-595 ARABIAN GULF (Dec. 23, 2010) by MC3 Kristin L. Grover		US Navy Newsstand
10125060	170k	USS Carter Hall (LSD-50) performs a stern gate transfer with U.S. Army logistics support vessel USAV SP/4 James A. Loux (LSV-6), 23 December 2010. Carter Hall is part of Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group, supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. U.S. Navy photo # 101223-N-8069G-929 by MC3 Kristin L. Grover.		Robert Hurst
30100603	219k	UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters from C Company, 2nd Battalion, 238th General Support Aviation Battalion conducts hoist training off of USAV SP/4 James A. Loux (LSV-6) in the Arabian Gulf. The specialized training prepares MEDEVAC crews to extract patients from ships while at sea. The 2-238th includes soldiers from both the Indiana and Kentucky Army National Guard and is currently deployed to the Middle East with the 36th Combat Aviation Brigade (Texas Army National Guard) in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Defense Visual Information Distribution Service Photo # VIRN 131107-A-AF730-705, a US Army photo by Maj. Randall Stillinger

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