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Harbor Utility Craft - YFU-88
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Landing Craft Utility - LCU-1471 (1953 - 1972)
International Radio Call Sign:
November - Oscar - Lima - Romeo
NOLR
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
Reclassified Harbor Utility Craft (YFU-88), 1 April 1972
Placed out of service, date unknown
Final Disposition, fate 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
three Grey Marine Diesels
three propeller shafts, 675 bhp per shaft
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LCU-1471 Off the coast of Spain in September 1964 during Exercise Steel Pike I.
US Navy photo from "All Hands" Magazine", June 1965 issue. |
Joe Radigan MACM USN Ret. |
There is no DANFS history record for LCU-1471 available at NavSource
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This page is created and maintained by Gary P. Priolo
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Last Updated 1 May 2009
