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Landing Craft Utility
LCU-1496

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

National Defense Service Medal
LCU-1466 Class Landing Craft Tank (Modified Version of LCT Mark 5)
  • Laid down 1953 at Port Houston Iron Works Houston, TX.
  • Launched, date unknown
  • Delivered, date unknown
  • Placed in service, date unknown
  • Placed out of service, date unknown
  • Final Disposition, retired, fate unknown
    Specifications
    Displacement 180 t.(lt), 360 t.(fl)
    Length 119' (o.a.)
    Beam 34'
    Draft 6'
    Design Speed 10 kts.
    Range 700 nautical miles at 7 kts.
    Complement 14
    Cargo Capacity 150 short tons
    Armament
    two twin 20mm AA gun mounts, one port, one starboard
    two .50 cal. machine guns
    Armor 2 1/2" wheelhouse, 2" gun shield
    Propulsion
    three Grey Marine Diesel engines
    three propellers, shaft horsepower 675 bhp per shaft
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    LCT-1496 528k LCU-1496 being used as a test load for Hunters Point Naval Shipyard's battle turret crane in January 1965. YC-913 is just visible under the crane.
    US Navy photo from the files of the Vallejo Naval and Historical Museum.    		 Darryl Baker
    There is no DANFS history record for LCU-1496 available at NavSource
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information Web Sites
    U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log
    Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
    World War II LCT Flotillas
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    Last Updated 7 March 2014