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LCU1653 2000

Ships

No	Name	Yard No	Builder	Laid down	Launched	Comm	Fate
LCU1646		446	Defoe SB, Bay City			1.1971	in service (2019)
LCU1647		447	Defoe SB, Bay City			1.1971	in service (2019)
LCU1648		448	Defoe SB, Bay City			2.1971	in service (2019)
LCU1649		449	Defoe SB, Bay City			2.1971	in service (2019)
LCU1650		450	Defoe SB, Bay City			3.1971	in service (2019)
LCU1651		451	Defoe SB, Bay City			3.1971	in service (2019)
LCU1652		452	Defoe SB, Bay City			4.1971	grounded 2.1998
LCU1653		453	Defoe SB, Bay City			4.1971	in service (2019)
LCU1654		454	Defoe SB, Bay City			5.1971	in service (2019)
LCU1655		455	Defoe SB, Bay City			5.1971	in service (2019)
LCU1656		456	Defoe SB, Bay City			6.1971	in service (2019)
LCU1657		457	Defoe SB, Bay City			6.1971	in service (2019)
LCU1658		458	Defoe SB, Bay City			6.1971	in service (2019)
LCU1659		459	Defoe SB, Bay City			7.1971	in service (2019)
LCU1660		460	Defoe SB, Bay City			7.1971	in service (2019)
LCU1661		461	Defoe SB, Bay City			8.1971	in service (2019)
LCU1662		462	Defoe SB, Bay City			8.1971	in service (2019)
LCU1663		463	Defoe SB, Bay City			9.1971	in service (2019)
LCU1664		464	Defoe SB, Bay City			9.1971	in service (2019)
LCU1665		465	Defoe SB, Bay City			10.1971	in service (2019)
LCU1666		466	Defoe SB, Bay City			10.1971	in service (2019)
LCU1667	Manassas		General Ship & Eng. Wks., East Boston			1974	Army, sold 2006
LCU1668	Belleau Wood		General Ship & Eng. Wks., East Boston			1974	Army, sold 2003
LCU1669	Marseilles		General Ship & Eng. Wks., East Boston			1974	Army, to Marshall Islands 2000
LCU1670	San Isidro		General Ship & Eng. Wks., East Boston			1974	Army, sold 2003
LCU1671	Catawba Ford		Marinette Marine			1975	Army, sold 2002
LCU1672	Bush Master		Marinette Marine			1975	Army, sold 2003
LCU1673	Double Eagle		Marinette Marine			1975	Army, to Marshall Islands 2006
LCU1674	St. Mihiel		Marinette Marine			1975	Army, sold 2003
LCU1675	Commando		Marinette Marine			1978	Army, to Dominican Republic 2006 (Neyba)
LCU1676	Birmingham		Marinette Marine			1975	Army, sold 2003
LCU1677	Brandywine		Marinette Marine			1975	Army, sold 2003
LCU1678	Naha		Marinette Marine			1975	Army, sold 2003
LCU1679	Chateau Thierry		Marinette Marine			1975	Army, sold 2003

Technical data

Displacement standard, t	170
Displacement full, t	437
Length, m	41.1 oa
Breadth, m	9.07
Draught, m	2.08
No of shafts	2 Kort-nozzle
Machinery	4 General Motors 6-71 diesels
Power, h. p.	1200
Max speed, kts	11
Fuel, t	diesel oil 13
Endurance, nm(kts)	1200(11)
Armament	2 x 1 - 12.7/90
Military load	4 medium or 3 heavy tanks or 180 t of cargo or 400 troops
Electronic equipment	LN-66 or SPS-53 radar
Complement	10

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Project history

Development of LCU1627 subclass. Have 36.9x7.6m cargo deck and 4.5m-wide bow ramp.

Modernizations

None.

Naval service

No significant events.