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Ships

Name	No	Yard No	Builder	Laid down	Launched	Comp	Fate
-	LCU2001		Ishikawajima-Harima, Tokyo			1955	stricken mid-1970s
-	LCU2002		Ishikawajima-Harima, Tokyo			1955	to Philippines 11.1975
-	LCU2003		Ishikawajima-Harima, Tokyo			1955	to Philippines 11.1975
-	LCU2004		Ishikawajima-Harima, Tokyo			1955	stricken mid-1970s
-	LCU2005		Ishikawajima-Harima, Tokyo			1955	to Philippines 11.1975
-	LCU2006		Ishikawajima-Harima, Tokyo			1955	stricken mid-1970s

100 - 1000 t displacement/ BRT tonnage vessels

Name No Yard No Builder Laid down Launched Comp Fate - LCU2001   Ishikawajima-Harima, Tokyo     1955 stricken mid-1970s - LCU2002   Ishikawajima-Harima, Tokyo     1955 to Philippines 11.1975 - LCU2003   Ishikawajima-Harima, Tokyo     1955 to Philippines 11.1975 - LCU2004   Ishikawajima-Harima, Tokyo     1955 stricken mid-1970s - LCU2005   Ishikawajima-Harima, Tokyo     1955 to Philippines 11.1975 - LCU2006   Ishikawajima-Harima, Tokyo     1955 stricken mid-1970s

Technical data

Displacement standard, t	160
Displacement full, t	309
Length, m	32.0 wl 36.3 oa
Breadth, m	9.96
Draught, m	at landing: 1.09 fore, 1.22 aft
No of shafts	3
Machinery	3 Grey Marine diesels
Power, h. p.	675
Max speed, kts	8
Fuel, t	diesel oil
Endurance, nm(kts)	700 (7)
Armament	2 x 1 - 20/70 Mk 10 or 2 x 1 - 12.7/90
Military load	4 medium or 3 heavy tanks or 150 t of cargo
Complement	13

Standard scale images

Project history

USN LCU501 class craft, built in Japan under MDAP.

Modernizations

None.

Naval service

No significant events.