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US Army LCU-1566
Cadgel

LCU-1466 Class Landing Craft Tank:

Laid down, April 1955, at Avondale Shipyards, New Orleans, L.A.

Launched in 1955

Placed in service in 1955

Named Cadgel date unknown

Retired in October 1992

Transferred to Bangladesh, renamed Shah Makhduom (L902), October 1992

Final Disposition, fate 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

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description	Contributed By
USAV Cadgel (LCU-1566)
	77k	US Army LCU-1566 beached in June 1970 at Vinh Long beach near Vinh Long air base, South Vietnam.	Photo by Richard Haffey
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	231k	US Army LCU-1566 moored pierside, at Pearl Harbor, HI., July 1985.	©Richard Leonhardt
BNT Shah Makhduom (L902)
1018156605	13k	Bangladesh Navy landing craft *BNT Shah Makhduom* (L902)** (Ex- USAV Cadgel )LCU-1566) underway, date and location unknown. ©Ivan Gogin, 2020	Tommy Trampp