A Landing Craft Utility (LCU) is a type of boat used by amphibious forces to transport equipment and troops to the shore. They are capable of transporting tracked or wheeled vehicles and troops from amphibious assault ships to beachheads or piers.

Marines from the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) arrive at Kuwait Naval Base, Kuwait, from LCU-1650. LCU-1650 is one of four LCU’s from Assault Craft Unit Two (ACU-2), Naval Amphibious Base Little Creek, Va., deployed with USS Nassau to the 5th Fleet Area of Operations in support of Maritime Security Operations.

The LCU 1700 class is a replacement for the USN LCU 1650 with upgraded and modernized systems and capabilities. The craft has a Roll On/Roll Off configuration with hydraulically controlled bow and stern ramps that allow multiple vessels to mate up to establish a causeway/bridge to access extremely shallow unimproved landing areas.

Class 1700 LCU features advanced propulsion systems and cargo capacity, lower cost maintenance, less crew required to operate, and smaller but more powerful engines to reduce fuel cost. Landing Crafts are effective and adaptable for planned, or emergency, unplanned missions.

2019年1月17日 · Mechanized and utility landing craft are rugged, steel displacement vessels used by amphibious forces to transport equipment and troops from ship to the shore, along the shore, and from shore back...

2024年6月18日 · Landing Craft Utility (LCU) 1700-class vessels are designed to serve as a modernised replacement for the US Navy’s (USN) LCU 1650 amphibious landing craft fleet. The vessels are a crucial component of PMS 317, a programme office within the broader NAVSEA Program Executive Office Ships (PEO Ships).

The LCU 1700 class is a replacement for the USN LCU 1650 with upgraded and modernized systems and capabilities. The craft has a Roll On/Roll Of configuration with hydraulically controlled bow and stern ramps that allow multiple vessels to mate up to establish a causeway/bridge to access extremely shallow unimproved landing areas.

At wars end all MK5s were disposed of while the MK6s were redesignated as Utility Landing Ship LSU in 1949 and redesignated Landing Craft Utility LCU, 15 April 1956. Painting showing the assembly line for LCTs at Mare Island Navy Yard circa …

4 天之前 · There are three basic designs: the LCU-1466 class, of which 142 were built, was 119 feet in LOA and 180 tons light displacement; the LCU-1610 class, of which 72 were built, was 135 feet and 200 tons; and the LCU-2001 class, of which 35 were built, was 174 feet and 575 tons.

US Navy 050412-M-7034A-003 Sailors working aboard a Landing Craft Utility (LCU) conduct docking training during the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit's Amphibious Specialty Training (AST).jpg 750 × 1,050; 700 KB