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Carolina (LCU-1543)

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

National Defense Service Medal

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Carolina (LCU-1543) was transferred to Colombia and renamed ARC Bahia Honda (LCU-248)

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Current Disposition, active Colombian Navy

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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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Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description		Contributed By
Carolina (LCU-1543)
1018154305	130k	Namesake Carolina - The Carolinas Campaign of the Civil War (January 1 – April 26, 1865) was the final campaign conducted by the United States Army (Union Army) against the Confederate States Army in the Western Theater. On January 1, Union Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman advanced north from Savannah, Georgia, through the Carolinas, with the intention of linking up with Union forces in Virginia. The defeat of Confederate Gen. Joseph E. Johnston's army at the Battle of Bentonville, and its unconditional surrender to Union forces on April 26, 1865, effectively ended the American Civil War. (Wikipedia) Photo - Lithograph of Howard's Corps of Sherman's Army crossing the Edisto during the Carolinas campaign. John Gilmary Shea, A child's History. of the US", 1872 Map - Movements in the Carolinas Campaign - February-April 1865. - ©Hal Jespersen		Tommy Trampp
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ARC Bahia Honda (LCU-248)
	191k	Ex-USAV Carolina (LCU-1543) in Colombian naval service as ARC Bahia Honda (LCU-248) moored at Cartagena, Colombia, 21 April 2011.		Photos by Barry Gerrard
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	696k	ARC Bahia Honda (LCU-248) moored at Naval Base Cartagena, Colombia, 8 June 2012.		Photo by Luis Bernardo Castro Villegas

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