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    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...
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    The Landing Craft, Tank (LCT) (or tank landing craft, TLC) was an amphibious assault craft for landing tanks on beachheads. They were initially developed...
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    full title. In the days of sail, the ship's boats were used as landing craft. These utility boats were sufficient, if inefficient, in an era when Marines...
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  • with their vehicles and equipment, and can also carry two small landing craft utilities (LCU). It has a helicopter deck capable of accommodating 2 12-tonne...
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  • Makassar-class landing platform dock Builder:  Indonesia Displacement: 11,394 tons Operator:  Indonesian Navy: 5 in commission Mk IV LCU landing craft utility Builder:...
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    Bangladesh Navy". Defense Media Network. Retrieved 2021-08-14. "Landing Craft Utility". Khulna Shipyard Ltd. Retrieved 16 July 2023. "Bangladesh's largest...
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    LCU-2001-class utility landing craft is a class of utility landing craft of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force. Two craft were constructed in the 1980s...
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    Type 271 landing craft is a family landing craft of the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN). Most models in this class are landing craft utility (LCU)s...
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    landing craft are powered watercraft in the United States Army. They replaced older USN-design landing craft, and are a typical Landing Craft Utility...
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  • civilian ferry service Mercy class – 2 active Landing Craft Air Cushion – 74 active Landing Craft Utility 1610, 1627 and 1646 – 32 active Safeguard class...
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    force consists of Landing Craft Utility boats (LCU), Landing Craft Mechanized, Mark 8 boats (LCM), and Maritime Prepositioning Force Utility Boats (MPFUB)...
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    for those qualified in the operation of vessels such as Landing Craft Utility, Landing Craft Air Cushioned, large harbor tugs, and various other tugs...
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    January 2018. Retrieved 27 January 2018. "Myanmar commissions new OPV and landing craft | Jane's 360". Archived from the original on 15 March 2018. Retrieved...
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    consists of Landing Craft Utility (LCU) boats, Landing Craft Mechanized (LCM), Mark 8 boats , and Maritime Prepositioning Force Utility Boats (MPFUBs)...
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    HMS Intrepid. Designed as landing platform docks (LPD), they were designed to transport and land troops by sea either using Landing Craft Utility (LCU) or helicopters...
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    The Type 520 Barbe-class utility landing craft are small units of the German Navy used for landing or transporting troops, supply, equipment and also...
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    accommodate new Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC) for fast troop movement over the beach, and Harrier II (AV-8B) Vertical/Short Take-Off and Landing (V/STOL)...
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    The Type 067 (NATO reporting name: Yunnan) is a class of utility landing craft (LCU) of the People's Republic of China's People's Liberation Army Navy...
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  • of 40 mm and 20 mm guns, and .50 and .30 caliber machine guns. Landing Craft Utility (LCU) were 314 ton, 119-foot (36 m) amphibious assault ships designed...
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    shore-to-shore technique, where landing craft go directly from the port of embarkation to the assault point. Some tank landing ships may also be able to land...
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    List of active Royal Marines military watercraft is a list of landing craft and other watercraft in service with the Royal Marines. It consists of a varied...
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    and reclassified as Harbor utility craft (YFU). Towards the end of World War II the United States Navy built 558 Landing Ship Medium (LSM) type vessels...
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    The Balikpapan class is a class of eight heavy landing craft. All eight were built by Walkers Limited for the Australian Army in the early 1970s. A reorganisation...
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    HMS Albion (L14) (category Albion-class landing platform docks)
    battle tank. She can deploy these forces using four Landing Craft Utility (LCUs) and four Landing Craft Vehicle and Personnel (LCVPs). A flight deck supports...
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  • Landing Craft Utility". www.indiannavy.nic.in. Indian Navy. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 13 July 2014. "Mark 3 Landing Craft"...
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    secondary reparable), transportation (distribution and landing support), explosive ordnance disposal, utilities production and distribution, bulk fuels, internal...
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    Osprey aircraft, and surface connectors in the form of landing craft, utility (LCU), and landing craft, mechanized, “Mike 8” (LCM-8) boats loaded aboard USNS...
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    navigates the waters off the coast of Thailand The Royal Thai Navy ship medium landing ship HTMS Surin transits the Gulf of Thailand. The Royal Thai Navy frigate...
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    aircraft carriers and 1 amphibious transport dock, 4 landing ship tanks, 8 landing craft utility, 12 destroyers, 12 frigates, 2 ballistic missile submarines...
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    Type 069-class landing craft utility (NATO designation Yuchin-class) - Approx. 20 in reserve. Type 067-class landing craft utility (NATO designation...
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