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Harbor Utility Craft - YFU-84
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Landing Craft Utility - LCU-715 (1952 - 1958)
Landing Ship Utility - LSU-715 (1949 - 1952)
Landing Craft Tank - LCT(6)-715 (1943 - 1949)
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons
Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - Combat Action Ribbon (retroactive June 1944)
Bottom Row - American Campaign Medal - Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal (1) - World War II Victory Medal
LCT(6)-715 was transferred to Denmark and named Balder (A543)
Landing Craft Tank (Mark 6):
Laid down, 17 December 1943, at Quincy Barge Builders, Quincy, IL.
Launched, 14 January 1944
Delivered 5 February 1944
Placed in service, date unknown
During World War II LCT(6)-715 was assigned to the Europe-Africa-Middle East Theater, LCT Flotilla Twenty-Six and participated in the
following campaign:
Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaign |
| Campaign and Dates |
Invasion of Normandy
Omaha Beach - 6 to 25 June 1944 |
Placed out of service, date unknown
Redesignated Landing Ship Utility LSU-715 in 1949
Redesignated Landing Craft Utility LCU-715 15 April 1952
Reclassified Harbor Utility Craft (YFU-84), 18 May 1958
Struck from the Naval Register circa 1963 and transferred to Denmark
LCT(6)-715 earned one battle star for World War II service
Commissioned into the Danish Navy as Balder (A543), 1 May 1963
Decommissioned by the Danish Navy, August 1967
Final Disposition, fate unknown
Specifications:
Displacement 285 t.(fl)
Length 114' 2" (o.a.)
Beam 32' 8"
Draft
limiting 3' 6"
max.navigational 3' 6"
Speed 10 kts.
Range 700 nautical miles at 7 kts.
Complement
1 officer
10 enlisted
Cargo Capacity 150 short tons
Armament
two single 20mm AA gun mounts
two .50 cal. machine guns
Armor
wheelhouse 2 1/2"
gun shields 2"
Fuel Capacity Diesel 80 Bbls
Propulsion
three Grey Marine 6-71 Diesel engines
one Diesel-drive 20Kw 120V. D.C. Ship's service generator
three propellers, 675shp
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Crew Contact And Reunion Information Web Sites
U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log
Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
The World War II LCT Flotillas
This page is created and maintained by Gary P. Priolo
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Last Updated 20 July 2018