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The LCU 1466, 1610 and 1627 class vessels are operated by the United States Navy at support commands. They are a self-sustaining craft complete with living accommodations and mess facilities for a crew of thirteen.[9] They have been adapted for many uses including salvage operations, ferry boats for vehicles and passengers, and underwater test platforms. Each LCU is assigned a non-commissioned-officer-in-charge (NCOIC) (Craft Master) who is either a Chief Petty Officer or Petty Officer First Class in the Boatswain's Mate, Quartermaster or Operations Specialist rating. These vessels have bow ramps for onload/offload, and can be linked bow to stern gate to create a temporary pier-like structure. Its welded steel hull provides high durability with deck loads of 3,900 kg/m2 (800 pounds per square foot). Arrangement of machinery and equipment has taken into account built-in redundancy in the event of battle damage. The craft features two engine rooms separated by a watertight bulkhead to permit limited operation in the event that one engine room is disabled. An anchor system is installed on the starboard side aft to assist in retracting from the beach. These vessels are normally transported to their areas of operation onboard larger amphibious vessels such as LSDs, LHDs and LHAs. The 40-year-old craft will be replaced under LCU 1700[12] (ex-Surface Connector (X) Recapitalization, or SC(X)R), project starting in FY2017
Name: LCU 1466, 1610 and 1627 classes
Operators: United States Navy
Active: 32[9]
General characteristics
Displacement: see table
Length: see table
Beam: see table
Draft: see table
Propulsion: see table
Speed: see table
Range: see table
Endurance: 10 days[9]
Capacity: see table
Troops: see table
Sensors and
processing systems: LN 66 or SPS-53 I band navigation radar
Armament: 2 × Browning .50 caliber machine guns
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