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Current Disposition, active

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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

Morton Island Specifications:
Passengers: 204 maximum
Length: 134.9'
Breadth: 29'
Door Width: 13.8'
Capacity: 22 cars
Wheelhouse Clearance: N/A

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Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description		Source
USAV Naha (LCU-1678)
1018167803	53k	Namesake Naha - The port and capital of Okinawa prefecture, Ryukyu Islands, on the East China Sea. It developed into an important military center and was heavily damaged by U.S. forces in fighting in May and early June 1945, during World War II. In the battle for Okinawa, one of the chief difficulties was the failure to capture the port of Naha as early as planned. On May 23, 1945, the sixth Marine Division stormed into Naha to turn the enemy's west flank. The first Marine Division in the center took Shuri Castle on May 29th. On the right the XXIV Corps punched relentlessly southward, outflanking the line on the east. Temporary unloading points were developed on the coast between Machinato and Naha in further support of the III Photo - The extent of the destruction of Naha, capital of Okinawa, is indicated in this photograph showing a Marine Grasshopper (observation plane) flying low over the war-wrough ruins. Few buildings were spared, and sunken ships dot th harbor. (AP Wirephoto from Marine Corps) Map - Of U.S. Army in Okinawa (U.S. Army)		Tommy Trampp
1018167804	45k
1018167801	203k	Naha (LCU-1678) and Marseilles (LCU-1669) beached on the island of Dominica wait for the equipment of the 92nd Infantry Brigade, Puerto Rico National Guard to be offloaded during Exercise Camille, 5 March 1987. US Army Photo by SPC Charles W. Gross		Tommy Trampp
1018167802	209k	Naha (LCU-1678) and Marseilles (LCU-1669) beached on the island of Dominica as the equipment of the 92nd Infantry Brigade, Puerto Rico National Guard is offloaded during Exercise Camille, 5 March 1987. US Army Photo by SPC Charles W. Gross		Tommy Trampp
1018167824	110k	Naha (LCU-1678) underway, date and location unknown. U.S. Army Photo from the U.S. Natinal Archives and Records Administration		John Spivey
1018167815	8875k	Ex-USAV Naha (LCU-1678) moored at Hythe Southhampton, England, 22 September 2007. Shipphotos.uk		Damien Davies
Merchant Service - MV Moreton Escape Contributed by Damien Davies

Found in the stbd fo'c'sle

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