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Landing Craft Utility LCU-666
ex
 Harbor Utility Craft YFU-9 (1958 - 1961)
 Landing Craft Utility LCU-666 (1956 - 1958)
 Landing Ship Utility LSU-666 (1949 - 1956)
 Landing Craft Tank LCT(6)-666 (1944 - 1949)

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons


Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - Combat Action Ribbon (retroactive, 6 June 1944, Normandy) - American Campaign Medal
Bottom Row - Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal (1) - World War II Victory Medal - National Defense Service Medal

LCU-666 was transferred to Turkey, redesignated TCG ç203
Landing Craft Tank (Mark 6) / YFU-1 Class Harbor Utility Craft:
  • Laid down, 14 January 1944, Pidgeon-Thomas Iron Co., Memphis, TN.
  • Launched, 5 February 1944
  • Delivered, 12 February 1944
  • Placed in service, date unknown, LTjg. John D. Allen Officer in Charge
  • During World War II LCT(6)-666 was assigned to the Europe-Africa-Middle East Theater and participated in the following campaign:

    Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaigns
    Invasion of Normandy, 6 to 25 June 1944
  • Placed out of service, date unknown
  • Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown
  • LCT(6)-666 earned one battle star for World War II service
  • Redesignated Landing Ship Utility LSU-666 in 1949
  • Redesignated Landing Craft Utility LCU-666, 15 April 1956
  • Reclassified Harbor Utility Craft YFU-9, 18 May 1958
  • Reverted to Landing Craft Utility LCU-666, 1 January 1962
  • Transferred to Turkey, redesignated Turkish navy landing craft TCG ç203
  • Final Disposition, fate unknown
    LCT Specifications:
    Displacement 143 to 160 t.(lt), 309 to 320 t.(fl)
    Length 119' 1" (ovl.)
    Beam 32' 8"
    Draft
    limiting 3' 9"
    maximum navigation 5'
    Speed 10 kts.
    Range 700 nautical miles at 7 kts.
    Complement
    1 officer
    12 enlisted
    Cargo Capacity 150 short tons
    Armament
    two single 20mm AA gun mounts
    four .50 cal. machine guns
    Armor
    wheelhouse 20lbs
    gun shields 10lbs
    Fuel Capacity Diesel 80 Bbls
    Propulsion
    three Grey Marine 6-71 Diesel engines
    two Diesel-drive 10Kw 120V. D.C. Ships' Service Generators
    three propellers, 675shp
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    TCG ç203
    LCT-666 63k Ex-LCU-666 in Turkish naval service as landing craft TCG ç203 moored in the background at Alaybey Naval Base, Izmir, Turkey, date unknown. Cüneyt Demir
    LCT-666 67k TCG ç203 in the background during amphibious exercises, date and location unknown.
    Photo courtesy (anadolu ajans -AA- ) Anadolu Agency.    		 Cüneyt Demir
    LCT-666
    1018066605    		 97k TCG ç203 beached while discharging troops during an amphibious exercise, probably 1968 in Iskenderun Gulf.
    Official Turkish Navy photo.    		 Cüneyt Demir
    LCT-666
    1018066604    		 98k TCG ç203 in the background with an unidentified LCT during an amphibious exercise, probably 1968 in Iskenderun Gulf.
    Official Turkish Navy photo.    		 Cüneyt Demir
    LCT-666 150k Line drawing of TCG ç203 by Cüneyt Demir Cüneyt Demir
    There is no history record for LCT(6)-666 / LSU-666 / LCU-666 / YFU-9 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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