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USAV Buena Vista (LCU-2008)

International Radio Call Sign:
Alpha - Alpha - Delta - Xray
AADX

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Status, Active

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Specifications:
Displacement 575 t.
Length 174'
Beam 42'
Draft 9' light

Speed

Light, 12kts per hr

Loaded, 10 kts per hr

Range 4,500 nm

Complement

Two Warrant Officers

Eleven Enlisted

Cargo Capacity 350 short tons

Largest Boom Capacity unknown

Armament unknown

Fuel Capacity unknown

Fuel Consumption 26 gal. per hour

Propulsion

two bow thrusters

two turbo charged Cummins V16 KTA50-M 1250hp diesel engines

two propeller shafts, 2,500 bhp

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Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description		Source
3025200801	583k	Namesake Buena Vista - The battle of Buena Vista, which took place on February 22-23, 1847. Late in January of 1847, Mexican troops under the command of General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna marched from San Luis Potosi towards the American camp at Agua Nueva. Low on supplies, food, and morale, the weary Mexicans were assured that all their deficiencies would be replenished by the capture of the camp. Near the hacienda of Buena Vista American General Zachary Taylor encountered this force three times the size of his own. Though the Americans lost ground the first day, they won a brilliant victory on the following day, and the Mexicans withdrew. Taylor gained a reputation, which aided him in his bid for the presidency, but the further conquest of Mexico was entrusted to General Winfield Scott. A second hero of the battle was Colonel Jefferson Davis, the future president of the Confederate States of America. Image - "Battle of Buena Vista" Originally published in George Wilkins Kendall & Carl Nebel: "The War between the United States and Mexico Illustrated, Embracing Pictorial Drawings of all the Principal Conflicts", New York: D. Appleton; Philadelphia: George Appleton [Paris: Plon Brothers], 1851. Map - Battle of Buena Vista, 23 February 1847, Mexican attack and initial American reactions		Tommy Trampp
3025209802	104k	USAV Buena Vista (LCU-2008) being loaded on the deck of US Navy Sealift Command cargo ship M/V Strong Virginian (T-AK-9205), circa 1995-2002, location unknown.		Tommy Trampp
3025209803	58k	USAV Buena Vista (LCU-2008) underway, date and location unknown.		Tommy Trampp
3025209804	224k	Soldiers and civilians from the 401st Army Field Support Brigade participated in a leadership development tour of the Army Prepositioned Stock-5 watercraft set at Kuwait Naval Base, 28 May 2016. 3025200804 - USAV Buena Vista (LCU-2008) skipper Capt. Victor Francis Agera maneuvers the boat away from shore during the 401st Army Field Support Brigade leadership development staff ride at Kuwait Naval Base, Kuwait. 3025200805 - Soldiers from the 401st Army Field Support Brigade look out over the water from an upper deck of the Army Landing Craft Utility 2008 Buena Vista during the 401st AFSB leadership development staff ride at Kuwait Naval Base, Kuwait, 3025200806 - Sgt. Deivy Perdomo, container management NCO, 401st Army Field Support Battalion-Kuwait, re-enlists aboard the Army Landing Craft Utility 2008 Buena Vista during the 401st AFSB leadership development staff ride at Kuwait Naval Base, Kuwait, 3025200807 - Tim Lawrence, brigade safety officer, 401st Army Field Support Brigade, examines a large compass aboard the Army Landing Craft Utility 2008 Buena Vista during the 401st AFSB leadership development staff ride at Kuwait Naval Base, Kuwait, US Army photos		Tommy Trampp
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