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US Army LCU-1510
Atlanta


LCU-1466 Class Landing Craft Tank:
  • Laid down, April 1954, at Avondale Shipyards, New Orleans, LA.
  • Launched in 1954
  • Placed in service in 1954
  • Retired in July 1991
  • Final Disposition, unknown
    Specifications:
    Displacement 180 t.(lt), 360 t.(fl)
    Length 119' (ovl.)
    Beam 34'
    Draft 6'
    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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    Atlanta
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    Namesake
    Atlanta - The Battle of Atlanta was a battle of the Atlanta Campaign fought during the American Civil War 22 July 1864, just southeast of Atlanta, Georgia. Continuing their summer campaign to seize the important rail and supply hub of Atlanta, Union forces commanded by William Tecumseh Sherman overwhelmed and defeated Confederate forces defending the city under John Bell Hood. Union Maj. Despite the implication of finality in its name, the battle occurred midway through the campaign, and the city did not fall until 2 September 1864. (Wikipedia)
    Photo - Painting "The Battle of Atlanta" (Wikipedia Commons)
    Map - "The Atlanta and Savannah Campaigns, 1864", McCarley, J. Britt, United States Army Center of Military History, 2014. OCLC: 903250037
    Tommy Trampp

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