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Landing Craft Utility
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. Colombia The Golfo de Tribugá-class landing craft is an LCU developed by COTECMAR for the Colombian National Navy. The vessel class is also known as BDA ( es, Buque de Desembarco Anfibio) and an unarmored version for logistical and humanitarian services has also been developed, known as BALC ( es, Buque de Apoyo Logístico y Cabotaje). Operators *: 5 in service, 1 on order *: 1 in service *: 2 in service France 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 . Germany Germany has two Barbe-class utility landing craft (Type 520), dating from the mid-1960s, which re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
US Navy 060606-N-8154G-115 Two Landing Craft Utilities (LCU) Assigned To Amphibious Craft Unit Two (ACU-2), Rehearse Storming The Beach In Curacao, Netherlands Antilles
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