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Landing Craft Utility LCU-1611

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

National Defense Service Medal

LCU-1610 Class Landing Craft Tank (Modified Version of LCT Mark 5)

Laid down in 1957 at Christy Corporation, Sturgeon Bay, WI.

Launched (date unknown)

Delivered in 1957 and placed in service

Placed out of service (date unknown)

Final Disposition, retired

Specifications
Displacement 200 tons (lt.) 375 t.(fl)
Length 134' 9"
Beam 29'
Draft 6' 1"
Speed 11 kts
Radar, navigation LN-66 or SPS-53, one band
Range1200 miles at 8 kts
Cargo Capacity 170 tons
Complement 14 Enlisted

Armament

two single .50 cal machine guns

Fuel Capacity 3220 Gals Diesel

Propulsion

two Detroit 12V-71 Diesel engines

two shafts (Kort nozzles) 1,000 bhp, 680hp sustained

There is no DANFS history record for LCU-1611 available at NavSource

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

Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
World War II LCT Flotillas

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