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Lingayen Gulf (LCU-1528)

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

National Defense Service Medal

LCT-1466 Class Landing Craft Tank:

Laid down, August 1954, at Avondale Shipyards, New Orleans, LA.

Launched in 1954

Placed in service by the US Army as Lingayen Gulf (LCU-1528)

Assigned to 481st Transportation Company (Heavy Boat), at the US Army Reserve Training Facility, Rio Vista, CA.

Retired in June 1991

Sold , date unknown, to Phil Joy

Sold in 2022 to John Sweeney

Last Known Disposition, for sale, 2020, while in service in the Sacramento River Delta

Specifications (As Built):
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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Lingayen Gulf (LCU-1528)
NS0312601	39k	*Namesake* Lingayen Gulf is a large gulf on northwestern Luzon in the Philippines, stretching 35 miles. It is framed by the provinces of Pangasinan and La Union and sits between the Zambales Mountains and the Cordillera Central. The Agno River and the Balili River drain into Lingayen Gulf. At 09:30 on 9 January 1945, the U.S. 6th Army conducted an amphibious landing in Lingayen Gulf, landing 68,000 troops the first day, and a total of 203,608 in following landings along a 20 mile. The American forces, despite their success in driving out the Japanese at the Gulf, suffered heavy losses on the naval forces in the Gulf due to Japanese kamikaze suicide attacks. From 13 December 1944 through 13 January 1945, a total of 24 ships were sunk and 67 damaged by kamikaze planes. Following the amphibious landings, Lingayen Gulf was turned into a vast supply depot for the rest of the war to support the American and Filipino assaults on Manila and the rest of Luzon, and thence to Okinawa. (Wikipedia) Map courtesy of Google Anti-aircraft fire from ships of the U.S. Navy task force in Lingayen Gulf, Luzon. Taken from *USS Boise* (CL-47)** on 10 January 1945 (US National Archives 80-G-304355).	Tommy Trampp
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1018152828	79k	*LCU-1528* and *LCU-1509* beached at Palmi-do, South Korea, 1970. South Korea World Press 1970	Tommy Trampp
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	593k	Lingayen Gulf (LCU-1528) beached at US Army Base Fort Mason, CA., circa 1981, while a unit of the 481st Transportation Company, US Army Reserve.	SFC Dennis N. Miller USAR (Ret) Craftmaster LCU-1528 1980-1985
Merchant Service
	124k	Ex-US Army Corps of Engineers Lingayen Gulf (LCU-1528) moored pierside at the US Army Corps of Engineers Berth, Crockett CA, 13 March 2001	Photo by Steve Blanchard
	85k	Ex-US Army Corps of Engineers Lingayen Gulf (LCU-1528) moored pierside at the US Army Corps of Engineers Berth, Crockett CA, 13 March 2001	Photo by Steve Blanchard
	100k	Ex-US Army Corps of Engineers Lingayen Gulf (LCU-1528) moored pierside at the US Army Corps of Engineers Berth, Crockett CA, 13 March 2001	Photo by Steve Blanchard
	117k	Ex-US Army Corps of Engineers Lingayen Gulf (LCU-1528) moored pierside at the US Army Corps of Engineers Berth, Crockett CA, 13 March 2001	Photo by Steve Blanchard
	156k	Ex-US Army Corps of Engineers Lingayen Gulf (LCU-1528) moored pierside at the US Army Corps of Engineers Berth, Crockett CA, Carquinez Bridge in background, 13 March 2001	Photo by Steve Blanchard
	107k	Ex-US Army Corps of Engineers Lingayen Gulf (LCU-1528) moored alongside the ex US Navy open lighter *YC-1089* at the US Army Corps of Engineers Berth, Crockett CA., circa 2004	Photo by Steve Blanchard
	94k	Ex-US Army Corps of Engineers Lingayen Gulf (LCU-1528) moored alongside the ex US Navy open lighter *YC-1089* at the US Army Corps of Engineers Berth, Crockett CA., circa 2004	Photo by Steve Blanchard
	76k	Ex-US Army Corps of Engineers Lingayen Gulf (LCU-1528) moored alongside the ex US Navy open lighter *YC-1089* at the US Army Corps of Engineers Berth, Crockett CA., circa 2004	Photo by Steve Blanchard
	131k	Ex-US Army Corps of Engineers Lingayen Gulf (LCU-1528) moored at Benecia, CA., July 2007.	Photo by Eric Polk
	478k	Ex-US Army Corps of Engineers Lingayen Gulf (LCU-1528) moored at Benecia, CA., 30 May 2010.	Photo by Kenneth Young
	92k	Ex-Lingayen Gulf (LCU-1528) moored at Pittsburg, CA., January 2012. Ex-*Lingayen Gulf*, currently owned by John Sweeney, was re-powered in 2011 and will be painted in early 2012 for use in the Sacramento River Delta.	Photos by John Sweeney
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	52k	Ex-Lingayen Gulf (LCU-1528) moored on the Sacramento River, January 2012. Ex-*Lingayen Gulf*, currently owned by John Sweeney, was re-powered in 2011 painted in early 2012 for use in the Sacramento River Delta.	Photos by John Sweeney
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1018152820	94k	Ex-US Army Corps of Engineers Lingayen Gulf (LCU-1528) shown at Pittsburg, CA. for sale, date unknown.	Tommy Trampp
1018152821	148k	Ex-US Army Corps of Engineers Lingayen Gulf (LCU-1528) hauled out of the water showing the three props.date and location unknown.	Photo by John Sweeney
1018152822	197k	Ex-US Army Corps of Engineers Lingayen Gulf (LCU-1528) moored at Sausalito, CA., date unknown.	Photos by John Sweeney
1018152823	131k		Photos by John Sweeney
1018152824	42k	Ex-US Army Corps of Engineers Lingayen Gulf (LCU-1528) underway in San Francisco Bay after 2015 yard refit at Pittsburg, CA. SmartMarineGuide.com	Tommy Trampp
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