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Landing Craft Utility
LCU-1467


International Radio Call Sign:
November - Golf - Oscar - Bravo
NGOB
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

National Defense Service Medal

LCU-1466 Class Landing Craft Tank (Modified Version of LCT Mark 5)
  • Built in 1953 at Island Dockyard Kingston, N.Y.
  • Launched, date unknown
  • Delivered, date unknown
  • Placed in service, date unknown
  • Placed out of service, date unknown
  • Acquired, date unknown, by Army Reserve 824th Transportation Co. in Morehead City, N.C.
  • Acquired, by the North Carolina Division of Fisheries, circa 2003, named RV Long Bay
  • Sold as surplus by the Division of Fisheries in 2007, a non-profit group in Morehead City, N.C.
  • Current Disposition, unknown.
    Specifications
    Displacement 180 t.(lt), 360 t.(fl)
    Length 119' (o.a.)
    Beam 34'
    Draft 6'
    Design Speed 10 kts.
    Range 700 nautical miles at 7 kts.
    Complement 14
    Cargo Capacity 150 short tons
    Armament
    two twin 20mm AA gun mounts, one port, one starboard
    two .50 cal. machine guns
    Armor 2 1/2" wheelhouse, 2" gun shield
    Propulsion 3 Grey Marine Diesels, 3 shafts, Shaft horsepower 675 bhp per shaft
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    Knox 64k US Army Reserve LCU-1467 underway to provide lift support for restoration work, date unknown. Fort Branch Battlefield Commission web site

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