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Harbor Utility Craft YFU-19
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Landing Ship Utility LCU-877 (1956)
Landing Ship Utility LSU-877 (1949 - 1956)
Landing Craft Tank LCT(6)-877 (1944 - 1949)

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Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons



Precedence of awards is from left to right
Top Row - American Campaign Medal
Second Row - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal - National Defense Service Medal (2)
Third Row - Korean Service Medal (3) - United Nations Service Medal - Republic of Korea War Service Medal

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During the Korean War LSU-877 participated in the following campaigns:

Korean War Campaigns
Campaign and Dates	Campaign and Dates
Second Korean Winter 5 to 19 December 1951 21 January to 4 February 1952	Korea, Summer Fall 1953 8 May to 20 June 1953 25 to 27 July 1953
Korean Defense Summer-Fall 1952 12 August to 7 September 1952

Final Disposition, sunk May 1963, no details available

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LCT(6) / LSU / 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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Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description		Contributed By
	100k	LCT-877 under way, date and location unknown.		Photo courtesy of Karen Powell, in memory of her father, Leslie Ross Powell, BMC, US Navy
	363k	LSU-877 in Korean waters, circa early 1952, location unknown		The Wingard Family in memory of Harold Wingard, US Army 45th Infantry Division
	211k	LSU-877 and LSU-1273 beached on a ramp at Koje (Geoje) Island, South Korea in 1953. Photo by PFC Donald K. Grovon, US Army.		Douglas Price
	241k	LSU-877 and LSU-1421 beached on a ramp at Koje (Geoje) Island, South Korea in 1953. Photo by PFC Donald K. Grovon, US Army.		Douglas Price
	193k	LCU-877 and LCU-1374 beached on a ramp at Koje (Geoje) island, South Korea in 1953. Photo by PFC Donald K. Grovon, US Army.		Douglas Price
	451k	LSU-877 loaded on the main deck of USS LST-758 while drydocked, circa 1960-61, location unknown.		Debbie Pavlos for her father Sam Spiro Pavlos USS LST-758

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There is no history for LCT(6)-877 /LSU-877 / LCU-877 / YFU-19 available at NavSource

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Crew Contact And Reunion Information Web Sites
U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log

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Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
World War II LCT Flotillas

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