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Harbor Utility Craft - YFU-94
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Landing Craft Utility - LCU-1488

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Foxtrot - Zulu - India
NFZI

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Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Navy Expeditionary Service Medal (Lebanon) - National Defense Service Medal

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Final Disposition, fate unknown

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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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Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description		Contributed By
	342k	LCU-1488 moving USMC equipment from USS Fort Snelling (LSD-30) to the beach of Beirut, Lebanon, 15 July 1956, as part of Operation Blue Bat.		Photo by Ron Schafer USS Fort Snelling submittted by his son Gary Schafer.
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	115k	LCU-1488 underway, circa 1968, location unknown. US Navy photo		Jane's Fighting Ships, 1973-74, page 464

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There is no history available for LCU-1488 / YFU-94 at Navsource

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

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