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Expected Delivery Date, early 2025

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Prototype Specifications:
Displacement approximately 428 long tons (434.9 metric tons) at full load
Length approximately 139 feet (42.4 meters)
Beamapproximately 31 feet (9.4 meters)
Speed 11 knots
Range 1200 nautical miles at 8 knots
Crew 14
Fuel Capacity 3,500 gals
Potable Water 1,000gals
Endurance up to 10 days independent ops brd>Military Lift: two 2 X M1A1 tanks (2), or 350 combat troops, or 400 persons, or 170 short tons of cargo (151.8 long tons or 154.2 metric tons)

Armament mounts for four crew served weapons

Electronics

VHF Radio

Radar

Gyro and fluxgate compasses

Propulsion

two Diesel engines with Fort nozzle, 500 hp sustained

two 76Kw Generator Sets

twin shaft

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Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description		Source
1018171001	105k	LCU-1710 tied up at Austal USA, Mobile, AL., after launching, 22 August 2025.		Austral

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There is no DANFS history available for LCU-1710 at NavSource

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Crew Contact And Reunion Information Web Sites
U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log

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Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
Landing Craft, Mechanized and Utility - LCM/LCU

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