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Landing Craft Utility
LCU-1650

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Quebec - Zulu - Delta
NQZD

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

National Defense Service Medal

LCU-1646 Landing Craft Utility:

Built between 1970 and 1971 at Defoe Shipbuilding Co., Bay City, Michigan

Launched, date unknown

Delivered, date unknown

Status, active

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
	96k	*LCU-1650* underway, date and location unknown. US Navy photo	.
	14k	*LCU-1650* underway, date and location unknown. US Navy photo	.
	25k	*LCU-1650* underway, date and location unknown. US Navy photo	.
	84k	*LCU-1650* approaching a ramp, date and location. US Navy photo	.
	136k	Marines from the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) arrive at Kuwait Naval Base, Kuwait, from *LCU-1650. LCU-1650* is one of four LCU’s from Assault Craft Unit Two (ACU-2), Naval Amphibious Base Little Creek, Va., deployed with *USS Nassau* (LHA-4)** to the 5th Fleet Area of Operations in support of Maritime Security Operations. US Navy photo by PHAN Amanda Clayton.	.
	435k	*LCU-1650* assigned to Assault Craft Unit (ACU-2), and embarked aboard the amphibious assault ship *USS Nassau* (LHA-4), is moored at the Port of Galveston. Nassau** is anchored off the coast of Galveston to provide humanitarian assistance support to civil authorities as directed in the wake of Hurricane Ike. US Navy photo # 080919-N-6575H-547 GALVESTON, Texas (Sept. 19, 2008) by MCC Chris Hoffpauir.	Douglas Brown
1018165008	172k	Beachmaster Unit (BMU) 2 departs the beach in Galveston aboard *LCU 1650* before returning to the amphibious assault ship *USS Nassau* (LHA-4). Nassau** is anchored off the coast of Galveston, Texas to support civil authorities in disaster recovery as directed in the wake of Hurricane Ike, 23 September 2008. U.S. Navy photo #080923-N-0193M-272. by MC2 Elizabeth Merriam.	Robert Hurst
	256k	Seabees, Marines and civilians from non-government organizations, debark from *LCU-1650* assigned to the multi-purpose amphibious assault ship *USS Iwo Jima* (LHD-7), with water jugs to take ashore in Port-de-Paix, Haiti, 29 July 2010. Iwo Jima** is operating off the coast of Haiti supporting Continuing Promise 2010, a humanitarian and civic assistance mission. The assigned medical and engineering staff embarked aboard Iwo Jima are working with partner nation teams to provide medical, dental, veterinary and engineering assistance to eight different nations. US Navy Photo # 100729-N-4153W-102 PORT-de-PAIX, Haiti (July 29 2010) by MC2 Bryan Weyers	Robert Hurst