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LCU1466 utility landing craft (1953 - 1957)
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LSU1488 1965
Ships
| No | Name | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comm | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LCU1466 | late 1970s- Casablanca | Island DYd, Kingston | 1953 | to US Army late 1970s, stricken 7.1986 | |||
| LCU1467 | Island DYd, Kingston | 1953 | to US Army, stricken 2003 | ||||
| LCU1468 | Island DYd, Kingston | 1953 | to US Army, stricken | ||||
| LCU1469 | late 1970s- Fort Apache | Island DYd, Kingston | 1953 | to US Army late 1970s, stricken 7.1986 | |||
| LCU1470 | Island DYd, Kingston | 1953 | stricken | ||||
| LCU1471 | Island DYd, Kingston | 1953 | to Spain 1972 (LCU1) | ||||
| LCU1472 | Island DYd, Kingston | 1953 | stricken | ||||
| LCU1473 | Island DYd, Kingston | 1953 | stricken | ||||
| LCU1474 | Island DYd, Kingston | 1953 | to Lebanon 11.1958 | ||||
| LCU1475 | Marietta Manufacturing, Point Pleasant | 1953 | to South Vietnam 1969 (HQ540) | ||||
| LCU1476 | Marietta Manufacturing, Point Pleasant | 1953 | to US Army, stricken | ||||
| LCU1477 | Marietta Manufacturing, Point Pleasant | 1953 | to South Vietnam 1969 (HQ541) | ||||
| LCU1478 | Marietta Manufacturing, Point Pleasant | 1953 | to Norway 1958 (Tjeldsund) | ||||
| LCU1479 | Marietta Manufacturing, Point Pleasant | 1953 | to France 1954 (L9076) | ||||
| LCU1480 | Marietta Manufacturing, Point Pleasant | 1953 | to France 1954 (L9089) | ||||
| LCU1481 | Marietta Manufacturing, Point Pleasant | 1953 | stricken | ||||
| LCU1482 | Marietta Manufacturing, Point Pleasant | 1953 | sunk 17.2.1968 | ||||
| LCU1483 | Marietta Manufacturing, Point Pleasant | 1953 | stricken | ||||
| LCU1484 | Marietta Manufacturing, Point Pleasant | 1953 | to South Vietnam 1970 (HQ549) | ||||
| LCU1485 | Island DYd, Kingston | 1953 | stricken | ||||
| LCU1486 | Island DYd, Kingston | 1953 | stricken | ||||
| LCU1487 | Island DYd, Kingston | 1953 | stricken 1978 | ||||
| LCU1488 | Island DYd, Kingston | 1953 | auxiliary 1972 | ||||
| LCU1489 | Island DYd, Kingston | 1953 | stricken | ||||
| LCU1490 | Island DYd, Kingston | 1953 | stricken | ||||
| LCU1491 | Island DYd, Kingston | 1953 | to Spain 1972 (LCU2) | ||||
| LCU1492 | Island DYd, Kingston | 1953 | auxiliary 1972 | ||||
| LCU1493 | Port Houston IW | 1953 | to South Vietnam 1970 (HQ543) | ||||
| LCU1494 | Port Houston IW | 1953 | to South Vietnam 1970 (HQ542) | ||||
| LCU1495 | Port Houston IW | 1953 | stricken | ||||
| LCU1496 | Port Houston IW | 1953 | stricken | ||||
| LCU1497 | Port Houston IW | 1953 | stricken | ||||
| LCU1498 | Port Houston IW | 1953 | to South Vietnam 1970 (HQ548) | ||||
| LCU1499 | Port Houston IW | 1953 | stricken | ||||
| LCU1500 | Port Houston IW | 1953 | sunk 27.2.1969 | ||||
| LCU1501 | San Francisco N Yd | 1953 | to France 1954 (L9087) | ||||
| LCU1502 | San Francisco N Yd | 1953 | to France 1954 (L9088) | ||||
| LCU1503 | San Francisco N Yd | 1953 | to France 1964 (L9075) | ||||
| LCU1504 | Hampton Roads | 656 | Avondale Marine, Westwego | 1954 | US Army, auxiliary 1972 | ||
| LCU1505 | 657 | Avondale Marine, Westwego | 1954 | US Army, left in Vietnam 1970s | |||
| LCU1506 | 658 | Avondale Marine, Westwego | 1954 | US Army, left in Vietnam 1970s | |||
| LCU1507 | Chippewa | 659 | Avondale Marine, Westwego | 1954 | US Army, stricken 1992 | ||
| LCU1508 | Attu | 660 | Avondale Marine, Westwego | 1954 | US Army, stricken 1992 | ||
| LCU1509 | Antietam | 661 | Avondale Marine, Westwego | 1954 | US Army, to Marshall Islands 1996 | ||
| LCU1510 | Atlanta | 662 | Avondale Marine, Westwego | 1954 | US Army, stricken 1991 | ||
| LCU1511 | Cumberland | 663 | Avondale Marine, Westwego | 1954 | US Army, stricken 1994 | ||
| LCU1512 | Cerro Gordo | 664 | Avondale Marine, Westwego | 1954 | US Army, to Bangladesh 1991 (শাহ পারেন [Shah Paran]) | ||
| LCU1513 | 665 | Avondale Marine, Westwego | 1954 | US Army, stricken | |||
| LCU1514 | Delaware | 666 | Avondale Marine, Westwego | 1954 | US Army, stricken 1986 | ||
| LCU1515 | 667 | Avondale Marine, Westwego | 1954 | US Army, stricken 1980s | |||
| LCU1516 | Shenandoah | 668 | Avondale Marine, Westwego | 1954 | US Army, auxiliary 1972 | ||
| LCU1517 | 669 | Avondale Marine, Westwego | 1954 | US Army, stricken | |||
| LCU1518 | 670 | Avondale Marine, Westwego | 1954 | US Army, stricken | |||
| LCU1519 | El Paso | 671 | Avondale Marine, Westwego | 1954 | US Army, stricken 1990 | ||
| LCU1520 | 672 | Avondale Marine, Westwego | 1954 | US Army, stricken | |||
| LCU1521 | Eniwetok | 673 | Avondale Marine, Westwego | 1954 | US Army, to Marshall Islands 1993 | ||
| LCU1522 | Lorraine | 674 | Avondale Marine, Westwego | 1954 | US Army, to Colombia 1992 | ||
| LCU1523 | 675 | Avondale Marine, Westwego | 1954 | US Army, stricken | |||
| LCU1524 | Chapultepec | 676 | Avondale Marine, Westwego | 1954 | US Army, wrecked 1979 | ||
| LCU1525 | Hollandia | 677 | Avondale Marine, Westwego | 1954 | US Army, stricken 1990 | ||
| LCU1526 | Leyte | 678 | Avondale Marine, Westwego | 1954 | US Army, stricken 1990 | ||
| LCU1527 | Guadalcanal | 679 | Avondale Marine, Westwego | 1954 | US Army, stricken 1990 | ||
| LCU1528 | Lingayen Gulf | 680 | Avondale Marine, Westwego | 1954 | US Army, stricken 1991 | ||
| LCU1529 | 681 | Avondale Marine, Westwego | 1954 | US Army, stricken | |||
| LCU1530 | 682 | Avondale Marine, Westwego | 1954 | US Army, stricken | |||
| LCU1531 | 683 | Avondale Marine, Westwego | 1954 | US Army, stricken | |||
| LCU1532 | 684 | Avondale Marine, Westwego | 1954 | US Army, stricken | |||
| LCU1533 | 685 | Avondale Marine, Westwego | 1954 | US Army, stricken | |||
| LCU1534 | Saipan | 686 | Avondale Marine, Westwego | 1954 | US Army, stricken 1990 | ||
| LCU1535 | 687 | Avondale Marine, Westwego | 1954 | US Army, stricken | |||
| LCU1536 | 688 | Avondale Marine, Westwego | 1954 | US Army, stricken | |||
| LCU1537 | 689 | Avondale Marine, Westwego | 1954 | US Army, stricken | |||
| LCU1538 | 690 | Avondale Marine, Westwego | 1954 | US Army, stricken | |||
| LCU1539 | 691 | Avondale Marine, Westwego | 1954 | US Army, stricken | |||
| LCU1540 | Pusan | 692 | Avondale Marine, Westwego | 1954 | US Army, to American Samoa 1994 (Ataata O Samoa) | ||
| LCU1541 | 693 | Avondale Marine, Westwego | 1954 | US Army, to South Vietnam 1971 | |||
| LCU1542 | Malolos | 694 | Avondale Marine, Westwego | 1954 | US Army, stricken 1995 | ||
| LCU1543 | Carolina | 695 | Avondale Marine, Westwego | 1954 | US Army, stricken 1990 | ||
| LCU1544 | 696 | Avondale Marine, Westwego | 1954 | US Army, stricken | |||
| LCU1545 | Meuse-Argonne | 697 | Avondale Marine, Westwego | 1954 | US Army, stricken 1990 | ||
| LCU1546 | 698 | Avondale Marine, Westwego | 1954 | US Army, stricken | |||
| LCU1547 | Solomon Islands | 699 | Avondale Marine, Westwego | 1954 | US Army, stricken 1971 | ||
| LCU1548 | 700 | Avondale Marine, Westwego | 1954 | US Army, stricken | |||
| LCU1549 | Guam | 701 | Avondale Marine, Westwego | 1955 | US Army, stricken 1990 | ||
| LCU1550 | White Wing | 702 | Avondale Marine, Westwego | 1955 | US Army, stricken | ||
| LCU1551 | 703 | Avondale Marine, Westwego | 1955 | US Army, stricken | |||
| LCU1552 | 704 | Avondale Marine, Westwego | 1955 | US Army, stricken | |||
| LCU1553 | 705 | Avondale Marine, Westwego | 1955 | US Army, stricken | |||
| LCU1554 | 706 | Avondale Marine, Westwego | 1955 | US Army, stricken | |||
| LCU1555 | 707 | Avondale Marine, Westwego | 1955 | US Army, stricken | |||
| LCU1556 | Zapople River | 708 | Avondale Marine, Westwego | 1955 | US Army, stricken 1991 | ||
| LCU1557 | 709 | Avondale Marine, Westwego | 1955 | US Army, stricken 1990 | |||
| LCU1558 | 710 | Avondale Marine, Westwego | 1955 | US Army, stricken | |||
| LCU1559 | 711 | Avondale Marine, Westwego | 1955 | US Army, to Mexico 1990 (El Castor) | |||
| LCU1560 | Rhineland | 712 | Avondale Marine, Westwego | 1955 | US Army, stricken 1989 | ||
| LCU1561 | Manila | 713 | Avondale Marine, Westwego | 1955 | US Army, auxiliary 1972 | ||
| LCU1562 | Inchon | 714 | Avondale Marine, Westwego | 1955 | US Army, stricken 1990 | ||
| LCU1563 | 715 | Avondale Marine, Westwego | 1955 | US Army, lost 11.1970 | |||
| LCU1564 | 716 | Avondale Marine, Westwego | 1955 | US Army, stricken | |||
| LCU1565 | 717 | Avondale Marine, Westwego | 1955 | US Army, to Panama | |||
| LCU1566 | Cadgell | 718 | Avondale Marine, Westwego | 1955 | US Army, to Bangladesh 1991 (শাহ পারেন [Shah Makhdoom]) | ||
| LCU1567 | 1954 | US Army, stricken | |||||
| LCU1568 | 1954 | US Army, to South Vietnam 1971 | |||||
| LCU1569 | 1954 | US Army, stricken | |||||
| LCU1570 | 1954 | US Army, stricken | |||||
| LCU1571 | 1954 | US Army, stricken | |||||
| LCU1572 | 1954 | US Army, stricken | |||||
| LCU1573 | 1954 | US Army, stricken | |||||
| LCU1574 | Cold Harbor | 1954 | US Army, stricken 1992 | ||||
| LCU1575 | Junction City | 1954 | US Army, stricken 1990 | ||||
| LCU1576 | Marietta, Point Pleasant | 1954 | US Army, auxiliary 1972 | ||||
| LCU1577 | 1954 | US Army, to Cambodia 1969 (T919) | |||||
| LCU1578 | 1954 | US Army, stricken | |||||
| LCU1579 | Bull Run | 1954 | US Army, stricken 1988 | ||||
| LCU1580 | Veracruz | Kewaunee SB | 1953 | US Army, stricken 1990 | |||
| LCU1581 | 1954 | US Army, stricken | |||||
| LCU1582 | 1954 | US Army, to South Vietnam 1970 (HQ546) | |||||
| LCU1583 | Chattanooga | 1954 | US Army, stricken 1990 | ||||
| LCU1584 | 1954 | US Army, stricken | |||||
| LCU1585 | 1954 | US Army, stricken | |||||
| LCU1586 | Tunisia | 1954 | US Army, stricken 1990 | ||||
| LCU1587 | Chickamauga | 1954 | US Army, stricken 1991 | ||||
| LCU1588 | 1954 | US Army, stricken | |||||
| LCU1589 | 1954 | US Army, stricken | |||||
| LCU1590 | Spotsylvania | Kewaunee SB | 1955 | US Army, stricken 1990 | |||
| LCU1591 | Viper | 1954 | US Army, to Colombia 1991 | ||||
| LCU1592 | Fort Reno | 1954 | US Army, to Colombia 1991 | ||||
| LCU1593 | 1954 | US Army, to South Vietnam 1970s | |||||
| LCU1608 | Bethlehem, Staten Island | 1957 | auxiliary 1972 | ||||
| LCU1609 | Bethlehem, Staten Island | 1957 | auxiliary 1972 |
Technical data
| Displacement standard, t | 180 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | 347 |
| Length, m | 32.0 wl 35.1 oa |
| Breadth, m | 10.4 |
| Draught, m | at landing: 0.84 fore 1.60 aft |
| No of shafts | 3 |
| Machinery | 3 Gray Marine 64YTL diesels |
| Power, h. p. | 1200 |
| Max speed, kts | 8 |
| Fuel, t | diesel oil 11 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 1200(6) |
| Armament | 2 x 1 - 20/70 Mk 10 or 2 x 1 - 12.7/90 |
| Military load | 4 medium or 3 heavy tanks or 167 t of cargo or 300 troops |
| Complement | 14 |
Standard scale images
LCU1466 1954
Graphics
LSU1488 1965
Project history
Further development of LCT(5) in dimensions of LCT(6). Had 15.8x9.0m cargo deck and 4.3m-wide bow ramp.
Modernizations
None.
Naval service
LCU1482 was sunk by Vietnamese at Cahu Me 17.2.1968, later salvaged and transferred to South Vietnam as HQ547. LCU1500 was destroyed by Vietnamese rocket fire 27.2.1969 at Da Nang. LCU1524 Chahultepec wrecked in 1979. LCU1563 was lost with all hands in Vietnam during typhoon in November 1970.
