USS LCU 1655

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The LCU 1466, 1610 and 1627 class vessels are operated by the United States Navy at support commands.[10][11] 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