The ''Runnymede''-class large landing craft are powered watercraft in the
United States Army
The United States Army (USA) is the land warfare, land military branch, service branch of the United States Armed Forces. It is one of the eight Uniformed services of the United States, U.S. uniformed services, and is designated as the Army o ...
. They replaced older USN-design landing craft, and are a typical
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 ...
design with a bow ramp and large aft superstructure. They transport rolling and tracked vehicles, containers, and outsized and general cargo from ships offshore to shore, as well as to areas that cannot be reached by oceangoing vessels (coastal, harbor, and intercoastal waterways). It can be self-deployed or transported aboard a float-on/float-off vessel. It is classed for coastal service and one-man engine room operations and does not carry a
U.S. Coast Guard
The United States Coast Guard (USCG) is the maritime security, search and rescue, and law enforcement service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the country's eight uniformed services. The service is a maritime, military, mul ...
COI (certificate of inspection) and is classified under 46 CFR subchapte
C-uninspected The vessel's hull is built to and classed to ABS load line rules, although machinery installations generally met ABS machinery rules when built, the vessels systems are not classed by ABS. The vessel can sustain a crew of 2 warrant officers and 11 enlisted personnel for up to 18 days, and 10,000 miles. This class is also equipped with an aft anchor to assist in retracting from the beach. Several are deployed to Europe and aboard Afloat Prepositioning Ships.
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Ships
* USAV ''Runnymede'' (LCU 2001)
* USAV ''Kennesaw Mountain'' (LCU 2002)
* USAV ''Macon'' (LCU 2003)
* USAV ''Aldie'' (LCU 2004)
* USAV ''Brandy Station'' (LCU 2005)
* USAV ''Bristoe Station'' (LCU 2006)
* USAV ''Broad Run'' (LCU 2007)
* USAV ''Buena Vista'' (LCU 2008)
* USAV ''Calaboza'' (LCU 2009)
* USAV ''Cedar Run'' (LCU 2010)
* USAV ''Chickahominy'' (LCU 2011)
* USAV ''Chickasaw Bayou'' (LCU 2012)
* USAV ''Churubusco'' (LCU 2013)
* USAV ''Coamo'' (LCU 2014)
* USAV ''Contreras'' (LCU 2015)
* USAV ''Corinth'' (LCU 2016)
* USAV ''El Caney'' (LCU 2017)
* USAV ''Five Forks'' (LCU 2018)
* USAV ''Fort Donelson'' (LCU 2019)
* USAV ''Fort McHenry'' (LCU 2020)
* USAV ''Great Bridge'' (LCU 2021)
* USAV ''Harpers Ferry'' (LCU 2022)
* USAV ''Hobkirk'' (LCU 2023)
* USAV ''Hormigueros'' (LCU 2024)
* USAV ''Malvern Hill'' (LCU 2025)
* USAV ''Matamoros'' (LCU 2026)
* USAV ''Mechanicsville'' (LCU 2027)
* USAV ''Missionary Ridge'' (LCU 2028)
* USAV ''Molino Del Rey'' (LCU 2029)
* USAV ''Monterrey'' (LCU 2030)
* USAV ''New Orleans'' (LCU 2031)
* USAV ''Palo Alto'' (LCU 2032)
* USAV ''Paulus Hook'' (LCU 2033)
* USAV ''Perryville'' (LCU 2034)
* USAV ''Port Hudson'' (LCU 2035)
References
External links
Guantánamo Bay Sailors Assist Visiting Army Landing Craft
U.S. Army Ships – a set on Flickr
Landing craft
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