Amphibious boats of the LCU-1610 type are used by amphibious forces of the US Navy for transporting equipment and marines from amphibious ships to the coast, as well as for carrying out humanitarian operations.
| Landing craft of the projects LCU-1610, LCU-1627, LCU-1646 | |
|---|---|
| English Landing Craft Utility (LCU) | |
 LCU-1610 | |
| Project | |
| A country |
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| In the ranks | 35 |
| Main characteristics | |
| Displacement | 203 tons (standard) 381 tons (full) |
| Length | 41.1 m (highest) |
| Width | 8.8 m (highest) |
| Engines | 2 diesel engines Detroit 12V-71 |
| Power | 680 l. with. |
| Travel speed | 11 knots |
| Navigation range | 1200 nautical miles at 8 knots |
| Crew | 14 people |
| Armament | |
| Navigation weapons | Furuno Radar Navigation Navigation System |
| Flak | 4 machine guns M-2HB |
LCU-1610 for 2008 are one of the largest landing craft.
Landing boats LCU-1610 can be operated on amphibious ships of the types "Tarawa" (four boats LCU-1610), "Wosp" (4 boats), "Whidbey Island" (3) and San Antonio (2 boats) LCU-1610).
Boats LCU-1610 have a nose ramp for loading / unloading assault cargo and can carry up to 180 tons of cargo from one landing ship to the shore, or 2 main battle tanks M1 or 3 BMP M2 "Bradley" , or up to 400 people landing.
See also
- LCM-6
- LCM-8
- LCAC
- LCVP