Please report any broken links or trouble you might come across to the Webmaster. Please take a moment to let us know so that we can correct any problems and make your visit as enjoyable and as informative as possible.

NavSource Online: Army Ship Photo Archive

USAV Fort Donelson (LCU-2019)

International Radio Call Sign:
Alpha - Delta - Mike - Quebec
ADMQ

Status, Active

---

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

---

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description		Source
302501901	299k	Namesake Fort Donelson - The battles at Fort Donelson, which took place on February 13th and 15th, 1862. The defeat at Mill Springs in eastern Kentucky forced the Confederates to withdraw into Tennessee to protect forts Henry and Donelson. After the capture of Fort Henry in early February 1862, Fort Donelson was the only remaining obstacle to a Union advance, all along the line of defense. On February 13, Grant's troops assaulted Fort Donelson unsuccessfully. The following day the river gunboats bombarded the fort but were driven off. The next morning the Confederates counterattacked without success. The failure to cut their way out induced the Confederate commanders to request the "best terms of capitulation," to which Grant replied, "No terms except unconditional and immediate surrender can be accepted." During the night of February 15, the fort and 14,000 men were surrendered. Photo - Kurz & Allison lithograph - "Battle of Fort Donelson--Capture of Generals S.B. Buckner and his army, February 16th 1862", circa 1887, Library of Congress. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Battle_of_Fort_Donelson.png Map - Battle of Fort Donelson, positions on 14 February 1862, Hal Jespersen, www.posix.com/CW (Wikipedia)		Tommy Trampp
302501902	258k	Air crew members from the 1st Battalion, 137th Aviation Regiment, 185th Theater Aviation Brigade pull a life raft onto USAV Fort Donelson (LCU-2019) as a UH-60 Black Hawk medical evacuation aircraft hovers overhead, 24 August 2015. The crew members were participants in an all-day training event that was part of an effort to refine and develop new tactics, techniques and procedures for deploying a life raft in the event a U.S. Army aircraft was to go down in the North Arabian Gulf. U.S. Army National Guard # 150824-A-PD204-820 by Capt. Allen Baxter		Tommy Trampp

---

There is no history available for USAV Fort Donelson (LCU-2019) at NavSource

---

Back To The Navsource Photo Archives Main Page

Back To The US Army Ship Index

Back To The US Army Landing Craft Utility Index

Comments, Suggestions, E-mail Webmaster.

This page is created and maintained by Gary P. Priolo

Last Updated 29 April 2022