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Landing Craft Utility
LCU-1665

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Navy Battle "E" Ribbon (2) - National Defense Service Ribbon

LCU-1646 Landing Craft Utility

Built in 1971, at Defoe Shipbuilding Co., Bay City, MI.

Launched, date unknown

Delivered, date unknown

Assigned to Assault Craft Unit One (ACU-1), NAB Coronado, CA.

Status, active

Specifications:
Displacement 200 t.(lt), 375 t.(fl)
Length 134' 9"
Beam 29'
Draft 6' 1"
Speed 11 kts.
Complement 14

Armament

four .50 cal. machine guns

two M60 machine guns

one M203 grenade launcher

twelve M16 rifles

two 9mm pistols

Load 170 tons

Military Lift three M1A1 tanks, 10 LAVs or 400+ troops, 125 tons of cargo.

Radar Navigation: LN 66 or SPS-53; I band.

Propulsion

two Detroit 12V-71 Diesel engines

twin shafts, 680shp sustained, Kort nozzles

Fuel Capacity 3220 gals.

Range 1,200nm at eight knots

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description	Source
	27k	*LCU-1665* moored pierside, date and location unknown. US Navy photo	Combat Index web site
1018166510	180k	*LCU-1665* departs the well-deck of the amphibious transport dock *USS Duluth* (LPD-6)** during exercise, circa April 1982. US Navy photo.	Tommy Trampp
	42k	*LCU-1665* entering the well deck of an LSD or LPD with troops and vehicles aboard, date and location unknown. US Navy photo	Combat Index web site
	51k		Combat Index web site
	85k	U.S. Marines assigned to the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force (1st MEF) disembark from *LCU-1665* along Red Beach at U.S. Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, CA., during Dawn Blitz 10 on 3 June 2010. 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. US Marine Corps photo # 100603-M-5053B-080 by Lance Cpl. Jamean R. Berry.	Robert Hurst
1018166511	150k	*LCU-1665* and *LCU-1617* 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
	327k	U.S. Coast Guard cutter *USCGC Jarvis* (WHEC-725), front, USS Cleveland (LPD-7) and LCU-1665** head toward the Kingdom of Tonga to begin the first phase of Pacific Partnership, 13 April 2011. Pacific Partnership is a five-month humanitarian assistance initiative that will make port visits to Tonga, Vanuatu, Papua New Guinea, Timor-Leste, and the Federated States of Micronesia. US Air Force photo # 110413-F-HS649-046 by Tech. Sgt. Tony Tolley.	Robert Hurst
	206k	Photo taken from aboard *USS Cleveland* (LPD-7) showing from (Left to Right) the Landing Craft Heavy HMAS Balikpapan (L126), Landing Craft Heavy HMAS Betano (L133), and LCU-1665** transiting out of the Segond Channel during Pacific Partnership 2011, 2 May 2011. Pacific Partnership 2011 is a five-month humanitarian assistance initiative that will make port visits to Tonga, Vanuatu, Papua New Guinea, Timor-Leste and the Federated States of Micronesia. US Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Tony Tolley.	Robert Hurst
	269k	The Royal New Zealand Navy multi-role vessel *HMNZS Canterbury* (L421), leads a French military Puma helicopter, LCU-1665, and the Royal Australian Navy landing craft heavy HMAS Balikpapan (L126) and HMAS Betano (L133)*during a transit of Segond Channel, Espiritu Santo, Vanuatu, 9 May 2011. The ships and helicopter are participating in Pacific Partnership 2011, a five-month humanitarian assistance initiative that will visit Tonga, Vanuatu, Papua New Guinea, Timor Leste, and the Federated States of Micronesia. US Navy photo # 110509-O-ZZ999-003 ESPIRITU SANTO, Vanuatu (May 9, 2011)* by Kristopher Radder.	Robert Hurst
	193k	*LCU-1665* inside the covered well deck of the amphibious transport dock *USS Cleveland* (LPD-7)**. Image was taken at Lae, Papua New Guinea, 26 May 2011, during Pacific Partnership 2011 (PP11) is an annual Humanitarian Civic Assistance (HCA) program sponsored by the Commander US Pacific Fleet (COMPACFLT). The deployment aims to strengthen alliances and promote multilateral security cooperation. Photo Kristopher Radder.	Robert Hurst
	95k	*LCU-1665* moored pierside, date and location unknown.	Richard Miller BMCS USNR Ret.
1018166509	104k	*LCU-1665* underway in San Diego Bay, 17 July 2020.	©George Schneider