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LCU-1484
Landing Craft Utility


International Radio Call Sign:
November - Foxtrot - November - November
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Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons



Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - Combat Action Ribbon - Presidential Unit Citation
Second Row - Navy Unit Commendation National Defense Service Medal - Vietnam Service Medal (14)
Third Row - Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit Citation - Republic of Vietnam Civil Actions Unit Citation - Vietnam Campaign Medal

LCU-1484 was transferred to South Vietnam
LCU-1466 Class Landing Craft Tank:
  • Laid down between 1953 and 1955 at Marietta Mfg., Point Pleasant, W.V.
  • Launched, date unknown
  • Delivered and placed in service as LCU-1484, circa 1953-55
  • During the Vietnam War LCU-1484 was attached to the Lighterage Branch, Operations division, Naval Support Activity, Da Nang, Republic of Vietnam and participated in the following campaigns:

    Vietnam War Campaigns
    Campaign and Dates Campaign and Dates
    Vietnamese Defense Campaign
    8 March to 24 December 1965     		Vietnamese Counteroffensive - Phase VI
    2 November 1968 to 22 February 1969
    Vietnamese Counteroffensive
    25 December 1965 to 30 June 1966     		Tet/69 Counteroffensive
    23 February to 8 June 1969
    Vietnamese Counteroffensive - Phase II
    1 July 1966 to 31 May 1967     		Vietnam Summer-Fall 1969
    9 June to 31 October 1969
    Vietnamese Counteroffensive - Phase III
    1 June 1967 to 29 January 1968     		Vietnam Winter-Spring 1970
    1 November 1969 to 30 April 1970
    Tet Counteroffensive
    30 January to 1 April 1968     		Sanctuary Counteroffensive
    1 May to 30 June 1970
    Vietnamese Counteroffensive - Phase IV
    2 April to 30 June 1968     		Vietnamese Counteroffensive - Phase VII
    1 July 1970 to 30 June 1971
    Vietnamese Counteroffensive - Phase V
    1 July to 1 November 1968     		Consolidation I
    1 July to 30 September 1971

  • Placed out of service and transferred to South Vietnam in 1977
  • LCU-1484 earned at fourteen campaign stars for Vietnam War service
  • 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 7kts
    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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    LCU-1484 45k LCU-1484 beached at Christmas Island during the JTF8 Nuclear Test period for "Operation Dominic I" in 1962. Photo by Charles Tremblay LCU-1484
    LCU-1484 130k LCU-1484 under way in Vietnamese waters, circa October 1965 to October 1966. Steve Heintz
    There is no history for LCU-1484 available at NavSource
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information Web Sites
    U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log
    Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
    Brownwater Navy in Vietnam Web Book
    Mobile Riverine Force Association
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    Last Updated 16 November 2018