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Landing Craft Utility
LCU-1617

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Oscar - November - Sierra NONS

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - Combat Action Ribbon (retroactive) 17 April 1969) - National Defense Service Medal - Vietnam Service Medal (12)
Bottom Row - Southeast Asia Service Medal - Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal - Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kuwait)
Individual Awards

Dana B. Jensen EN3 - KIA, 17 April 1969

LCU-1610 Landing Craft Utility

Laid down, date unknown, at Gunderson Bros. Portland, OR.

Launched, date unknown

Delivered and placed in service in 1959

During the Vietnam War LCU-1617 was attached to the Lighterage Branch, Operations division, Naval Support Activity, DaNang, Republic of Vietnam and participated in the following campaigns:

Campaign and Dates	Campaign and Dates
Vietnam War Campaigns
Vietnamese Counteroffensive - Phase II 1 July 1966 to 31 May 1967	Tet/69 Counteroffensive 23 February to 8 June 1969
Vietnamese Counteroffensive - Phase III 1 June 1967 to 29 January 1968	Vietnam Summer-Fall 1969 9 June to 31 October 1969
Tet Counteroffensive 30 January to 1 April 1968	Vietnam Winter-Spring 1970 1 November 1969 to 30 April 1970
Vietnamese Counteroffensive - Phase IV 2 April to 30 June 1968	Sanctuary Counteroffensive 1 May to 30 June 1970
Vietnamese Counteroffensive - Phase V 1 July to 1 November 1968	Vietnamese Counteroffensive - Phase VII 1 July 1970 to 30 June 1971
Vietnamese Counteroffensive - Phase VI 2 November 1968 to 22 February 1969	Consolidation I 1 July to 30 September 1971

Active in service in the Pacific area

LCU-1617 earned twelve campaign stars for service during the Vietnam War

Current Disposition, active in service assigned to Assault Craft Unit One (ACU-1), NAB Coronado, CA.

Specifications:
Displacement 200 t.(lt), 375 t.(fl)
Length 134' 9"
Beam 29'
Draft 6' 1"
Speed 11 kts.
Complement 12 to 14 Enlisted
Armament two .50 cal machine guns
Propulsion four Detroit Diesel engines 1,000 bhp, (250 bhp each engine), two shafts
Fuel Capacity 3220 gals
Range 1,200 nm at eight knots

US Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Bart A. Bauer.

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description	Contributed By
	271k	*LCU-1617* underway from Chu Lai to Danang, South Vietnam in 1966.	Gerald Patterson ENCS USN Ret. LCU-1624
	117k	*LCU-1617* taking on a load of fuel from *USS Genesee* (AOG-8) off Tan Mai, South Vietnam in 1966. LCU-1617** was fitted with a 10,000 gallon bladder in order to take on fuel from a tanker and transfer it ashore.	Gerald Patterson ENCS USN Ret. LCU-1624
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	141k	*LCU-1617* takes on a load of supplies to deliver to Cua Viet., South Vietnam, circa 1968. US Navy photo from "All Hands" magazine, September 1968	Joe Radigan
	72k	*LCU-1617* underway on the Perfume River in I Corp, South Vietnam, circa 1969.	Joe Criscione
	11k	*LCU-1617* underway on the Perfume River in I Corp, South Vietnam, date circa 1969.	Joe Criscione
	38k	*LCU-1617* underway on the Cua Viet River, South Vietnam, 1969	Photo by Joe Criscione
	503k	Loading a humvee onto *LCU-1617*, location unknown, circa 1997. US Navy photo by PH1 Charles P. Cavanaugh, FIC PAC.	.
	52k	*LCU-1617* underway during amphibious exercises, date and location unknown. US Navy photo.
1018161716	155k	*LCU-1617* beached in the Gulf of Alaska in 2002 while participating in exercise Northern Edge 2002. Photo from U.S National Archives and Records Administration - picryl.com	John Spivey
1018161718	191k	Seaman Alexis Lerma giving a signal to *LCU 1617* to pull inside the amphibious assault sh *USS Peleliu* (LHA-5) during amphibious assault training. Peleliu** currently operates in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Southern California, 26 January 2005. U.S. Navy photo 050126-N-9866B-014 by JO3s Zack Baddorf	Robert Hurst
1018161719	242k	CM3 Erik Berggreng guides-in *LCU-1617, assigned to Assault Craft Unit One* (ACU) 1, onto the landing area of Del Mar Boat Base, Camp Pendleton, CA., 5 December 2005. The Marines aboard are assigned to the *11th Marine Expeditionary Unit* and are embarked aboard the amphibious transport dock *USS Ogden* (LPD-5)*. U.S. Navy photo 051205-N-9866B-283* by JO2 Zack Baddorf.	Robert Hurst
	672k	*LCU-1617* enters the well deck of amphibious assault ship *USS Bonhomme Richard* (LHD-6)** during onload-offload operations off the coast of Southern California. The LCU brought aboard 80 pallets of ammunition to assist in preparing Bonhomme Richard for a scheduled deployment. US Navy photo # 061127-N-8197M-017 Pacific Ocean (Nov. 27, 2006) by MC2 Dustin Mapson.	Navy Newsstand
	312k	*LCU-1617* moored pierside at the Assault Craft Unit One pier at San Diego, CA., date unknown.	Gerald Patterson ENCS USN Ret. LCU-1624
	145k	*LCU-1630* (left) and *LCU-1617* (right) lower their ramps on the beach at Naval Amphibious Base Coronado during a training exercise, 2 October 2008. LCUs from *Beach Masters Unit (BMU) 1* and *Assault Craft Unit (ACU) 1* participated in the exercise. US Navy photo # 081002-N-2832L-085 CORONADO (2 Oct 2008) by MC3 Mike Leporati.	Robert Hurst
1018166511	150k	*LCU-1617* and *LCU-1665* unloading vehicles at U.S. Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, CA., 3 June 2010, during "Dawn Blitz 10". "Dawn Blitz" is a series of amphibious operations involving Sailors and Marines to reinvigorate the core competency of amphibious operations and enhance interaction between the Navy and the Marine Corps. U.S. Marine Corps photo # 100603-M-5053B-003 by Lance Cpl. Jamean R. Berry.	Robert Hurst
	132k	*LCU-1617* prepares to embark on the amphibious transport dock ship *USS New Orleans* (LPD-18). The unit is embarked aboard New Orleans** in support of operation Partnership of the Americas/Southern Exchange, combined amphibious exercise designed to enhance cooperative partnerships with maritime forces from Argentina, Mexico, Peru, Brazil, Uruguay, and Colombia, 3 July 2010. US Marine Corps photo # 100703-M-9093S-196 Pacific Ocean (July 3 2010), by Cpl Brian J. Slaght.	Robert Hurst
1018161717	123k	*LCU-1617* returns to the amphibious transport dock *USS New Orleans* (LPD-18)** after dropping off supplies to Navy and Marine Corps personnel on a beach in Ancon, Peru, 4 July 2010. USMC Photo by Corporal. Brian Slaght . DVIDSHUB. This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license. This image was originally posted to Flickr by DVIDSHUB	Robert Hurst
1018161720	120k	*LCU-1617* returning to the amphibious transport dock ship *USS New Orleans* (LPD-18) after completing exercises on Salinas Beach, Peru, 13 July 2010. New Orleans** is participating in Southern Partnership Station, an annual deployment of U.S. military training teams to the U.S. Southern Command area of responsibility. U.S. Navy photo # 100713-N-5319A-018 by MC1 Brien Aho.	Robert Hurst