Ship Details
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Registry #1	LCU.1636 (US Navy)	Registry #2	YFB.88 (US Navy)	Registry #3
IMO#		MMSI#		VRN#

 

Name 1	1969	LCU-1636 (U.S.S.)	Name 6
Name 2	(nk)	YFB-88 (U.S.S.)	Name 7
Name 3			Name 8
Name 4			Name 9
Name 5			Name 10

 

Year Built	1969	Place	East Boston	Area	MA	Country	USA

 

Designer	(nk)	Measurement (imp)	134.6' x 29.0' x 6.1'
Builder	General Boat Co. Ltd.	Measurement (metric)	?m x ?m x ?m
Hull	Steel	Displacement
Gross Tonnage		Type 1	Landing Craft (Utility)
Registered Tonnage		Type 2
Engine	2-12V-71 diesel engines	Engine Manufacture	Detroit Diesel Corporation
Repower		Propulsion	Twin Kort Nozzles
Rebuilds		Call Sign
Pendant  #	LCU.1636; YFB.88	Masters

 

Owner(s)
In 1969-1995 she was owned by the United States Navy.

 

Fate	Registry closed	Date	1995-00-00

 

Named Features
Significance of Name

 

Anecdotes
In 1995 this vessel was broken up.

 

References
Merchant Vessels of the United States (1965); https://cgmix.uscg.mil/PSIX/PSIXSearch.aspx (website viewed 04/12/2022);
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