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Landing Craft Utility
LCU-1666

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Navy Battle "E" Ribbon - National Defense Service Ribbon - Southwest Asia Service Medal

LCU-1646 Landing Craft Utility

Built in 1971 at Defoe Shipbuilding Co., Bay City, MI.

Launched, date unknown

Delivered, date unknown

Assigned to Assault Craft Unit One (ACU-1), NAB Coronado, CA.

Current Disposition, active in service

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

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description	Source
	225k	*LCU-1666* entering USS Denver (LPD-9), date and location unknown. US Navy photo from "All Hands" magazine, December 1979	Joe Radigan MACM USN Ret.
	45k	*LCU-1666* landing vehicles at the concrete boat ramp at Naval Amphibious Base Coronado. The men were wearing utility greens which means the photo was taken circa late 1980's. US Navy photo	Combat Index
	130k	*LCU-1666* beached, date and location unknown. US Navy photo	Combat Index
	48k	*LCU-1666* beached while landing vehicles, date and location unknown. US Navy photo	Combat Index
	89k	*LCU-1666* underway at White Beach, Okinawa in April 1979. She has just departed the well deck of *USS Tarawa* (LHA-1)** moored at the pier in the background./font>	Ken Moss EN3 CTF-67 Staff
	762k	*USS Tarawa* (LHA-1) conducting an amphibious landing, 12 February 2003, as Marines go ashore in Kuwait. LCU-1666 leaves the ship's well deck with equipment and Marines from the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit** (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC) while a CH-53E "Super Stallion" helicopter heads to the beach. US Navy photo # 030212-N-1131G-021 Arabian Gulf (February 12, 2003) .	Robert M. Cieri
	1044k	A 5-ton truck roles off of *LCU-1666* from the amphibious assault ship *USS Tarawa* (LHA-1), 12 February 2003. The Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) will be used for future operations. The ARG uses LCU's and other conventional landing craft as well as helicopters to move Marine assault forces ashore. Tarawa** is currently forward deployed in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. US Navy photo # 030212-N-5319A-008 Kuwait (February 12, 2003) by PH1 Brien Aho.	Robert M. Cieri
	376k	Sailors of the amphibious assault ship *USS Boxer* (LHD-4) train LCU 1666** for vehicle operations with Assault Craft Unit One (ACU-1). *Boxer* recently returned from operations in Iraq supporting the rotation of forces and Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). US Navy photo # 040622-N-0009S-002 San Diego, Calif. (June 22, 2004) by PH2 Amanda J. Stuart.	Robert M. Cieri
1018166608	309k	Sailors from *Assault Craft Unit 1* render honors after laying a wreath during a memorial service for Landing Craft Utility 1500 (LCU-1500). The wreath was ceremoniously laid into San Diego Bay in memory of the sailors who lost their lives aboard *LCU-1500. LCU-1500* was hit by an enemy rocket during the Vietnam War, killing her 13-man crew, along with several nearby sailors on 27 February 1969 at Bridge Ramp in Da Nang, Vietnam. US Navy photo # 110527-N-NN178-071by SN Bradley Kozlowski now in the collections of the Defense Visual Information Distribution Service	Tommy Trampp/font>
	371k	*LCU-1666* enters the well deck of *USS Denver* (LPD-9). Denver** is assigned to the Bonhomme Richard Amphibious Ready Group and is conducting operations in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility. US Navy photo # 140205-N-IC565-071 OKINAWA, Japan (Feb. 5, 2014) by MC3 Bradley J. Gee.	Robert M. Cieri
	267k	*LCU 1666* exits the well deck of the amphibious transport dock ship *USS Denver* (LPD-9). Denver** is assigned to the Bonhomme Richard Amphibious Ready Group and is conducting operations in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility US Navy photo # 140223-N-IC565-127 OKINAWA, Japan (Feb. 23, 2014) by MC3 Bradley J. Gee.	Robert M. Cieri
	208k	*LCU-1666, assigned to Naval Beach Unit 7* and deployed with *USS Denver* (LPD-9), comes alongside USNS Sacagawea (T-AKE-2) to transfer cargo. Denver** is assigned to Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG) 7 and is participating in Exercise Ssang Yong, an annual combined exercise conducted by Navy and Marine forces with the Republic of Korea. US Navy photo # 140402-N-NT265-282 EAST CHINA SEA (April 2, 2014) by MC3 Christian Senyk.	Robert M. Cieri
1018166609	280k	Sasebo, Japan, 25 January 2017. *LCU-1666, assigned to Naval Beach Unit* (NBU) 7, approaches the amphibious transport dock ship *USS Green Bay* (LPD-20) during an ammunition onload. Green Bay** is on a routine patrol, operating in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region to enhance partnerships and be a ready response force for any type of contingency. U.S. Navy photo # 170125-N-JH293-072 by MC1 Chris Williamson	John Spivey