Landing Craft Utility

Class overview
LCU L53 Launch
Name:	LCU MK IV class
Builders:	GRSE
Operators:	Indian Navy
Preceded by:	LCU Mk III
Built:	2011–
Building:	2
Planned:	8
Completed:	6
Active:	0
General characteristics
Displacement:	1001 tons
Length:	62.8m
Draught:	1.7m
Depth:	4m
Propulsion:	2 x MTU 16V 4000 M53 marine diesel engines (1,840 kW) with a twin fixed-pitch propeller propulsion system
Speed:	15 kt
Range:	1,500nm at 12 kt
Troops:	160
Complement:	216
Crew:	56
Sensors and processing systems:	SATCOM - LINK II Mod 1 tactical datalink Sanket S passive electronic warfare system ELK 7036 communications intelligence (COMINT) system MiniPOP surveillance system
Armament:	2 x CRN 91 naval gun 2 x HMG 4 x MMG MANPAD's

Class overview

Name:	LCU Mk.II (NL) class
Operators:	Royal Netherlands Navy, Netherlands Marine Corps
General characteristics
Type:	Ro-Ro landing craft
Displacement:	255 tonnes (251 long tons)
Length:	36.3 m (119 ft 1 in)
Beam:	6.85 m (22 ft 6 in)
Draft:	.85 m (2 ft 9 in) forward, full load 1.4 m (4 ft 7 in) aft, full load
Capacity:	65 tonnes (64 long tons)
Complement:	7
Armament:	2 × Browning .50 calibre (12.7 mm) machine guns

Class overview
LCU Mk.9 (now retired)
Name:	Landing Craft Utility
Operators:	Royal Navy, Royal Marines
Subclasses:	LCU Mk.9 and LCU Mk.10
Active:	10 LCU Mk.10s
Retired:	LCU Mk.9s
General characteristics LCU Mk.10
Displacement:	240 t (240 long tons; 260 short tons)
Length:	97 ft 10 in (29.82 m)
Beam:	25 ft 3 in (7.70 m)
Draught:	4 ft 11 in (1.50 m)
Propulsion:	2 × MAN D2840 LE diesel engines (400 kW / 2150 r.p.m. each)
Speed:	10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph)
Range:	600 nautical miles (1,100 km)
Capacity:	1 main battle tank, 4 large vehicles, or 120 troops

Class overview
LCU-1627
Name:	LCU 1466, 1610 and 1627 classes
Operators:	United States Navy
Active:	32
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
Capacity:	see table
Troops:	see table
Sensors and processing systems:	LN 66 or SPS-53 I band navigation radar
Armament:	2 × 12.7 mm machine guns

Class overview

Name:	LCU 2000 class
Operators:	United States Army
General characteristics
Displacement:	575 long tons (584 t) light 1,087 long tons (1,104 t) full load
Length:	174 ft (53 m)
Beam:	42 ft (13 m)
Draft:	9 ft (2.7 m) light 8 ft (2.4 m) loaded 4 ft (1.2 m) beaching draft at the bow
Speed:	11.5 knots (21.3 km/h; 13.2 mph)
Range:	10,000 nmi (19,000 km) at 12 kn (22 km/h) light 6,500 nmi (12,000 km) at 10 kn (19 km/h) loaded
Capacity:	350 short tons (318 t) (8 C-17 loads) 5 × M1 main battle tanks or 12 × (24 double-stacked) 20-foot (6 m) ISO containers
Complement:	13

Class overview

Name:	Dyugon-class landing craft
Operators:	Russian Navy
General characteristics
Displacement:	280 long tons (284 t) light 340 long tons (345 t) full load
Length:	169 ft (52 m)
Beam:	36 ft (11 m)
Draft:	8 ft (2.4 m) light 7 ft (2.1 m) loaded 3 ft (0.91 m) beaching draft at the bow
Speed:	35 knots (65 km/h; 40 mph)
Range:	2,000 nmi (3,700 km) at 13 kn (24 km/h) light 1,500 nmi (2,800 km) at 11 kn (20 km/h) loaded
Capacity:	240 short tons (218 t) 4 × T-90 main battle tanks or 6 × BTR-80 Armoured personnel carrier
Complement:	7
Armament:	2 KPV 14.5 mm machine guns

Class overview
L-602
Name:	LCM-1E
Builders:	Navantia
Operators:	Spain Australia Turkey
Preceded by:	LCM-8
Planned:	30
Completed:	26
Active:	24
Retired:	2
General characteristics
Type:	Roll-on/roll-off landing craft mechanised
Displacement:	56.6 tonnes (55.7 long tons; 62.4 short tons) light 110 tonnes (110 long tons; 120 short tons) loaded
Length:	23.3 metres (76 ft)
Beam:	6.4 metres (21 ft)
Draught:	1 metre (3 ft 3 in) loaded
Ramps:	Bow ramp and stern gate
Propulsion:	2 × MAN D-2842 LE 402X diesel engines (809 kW each) 2 × waterjets
Speed:	22 knots (41 km/h; 25 mph) light 13.5 knots (25.0 km/h; 15.5 mph) loaded
Range:	190 nautical miles (350 km; 220 mi) at economic speed
Capacity:	1 × main battle tank, or 1 × self-propelled howitzer plus resupply vehicle, or 2 × MOWAG Piranha, or 6 × light tactical vehicles, or 170 personnel with equipment
Complement:	4

The 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.

The Engin de débarquement amphibie rapide (EDA-R) landing catamaran or L-CAT, entered service in January 2011. They can carry a main battle tank like other European LCUs but are capable of much higher speeds, up to 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph).

Germany has two Barbe-class utility landing craft (Type 520), dating from the mid-1960s, which remain in service under the SEK-M Naval Special Forces' command. Germany is looking to acquire more such crafts. Five Barbe landing crafts were transferred to Greece at the end of the Cold War.

India currently has six LCUs of the Mk III class and four LCUs of the Mk IV class.

The first Mk III class LCU was commissioned on 18 July 1986.

With the launch of the amphibious transport ship HNLMS Rotterdam in 1998 there was a need for LCUs. The Dutch LCUs are similar to the British LCU Mk.10 with the bridge being set to one side allowing for a roll-on roll-off design. Until 2005 the Netherlands Marine Corps used the LCU Mark I (NL).

In 2005 and 2006 the five vessels were modernized to the type Mark II. The vessels have been stretched by 9 meters to decrease their draft, which increased their load carrying capacity by 20 tons and allows them to come closer to shore. In addition they were fitted with a strengthened bow ramp, and they can now accommodate the Royal Netherlands Army Leopard 2 A6 main battle tank. Because of the lengthening of the Mark II, the Rotterdam can take two LCUs (plus three LCVPs) in its dock. The dock of Rotterdam's sister ship, HNLMS Johan de Witt, has the capacity to transport two LCUs, but carries four LCVPs in davits.

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