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USAV PORT HUDSON

 

 

One vessel of the U.S. Army has had the honor to bear the name of PORT HUDSON, a small town just north of Baton Rouge during the American Civil War and site of the longest siege in U.S. military history.

 

USAV PORT HUDSON (1992 ~ Present):

 

USAV PORT HUDSON (LCU-2035) is an LCU (Landing Craft—Utility) capable of transporting rolling and tracked vehicles, containers, and outsized and general cargo from vessels lying at anchor offshore to the beaches, as well as to areas that cannot be reached by oceangoing vessels (i.e. intercoastal waterways, shallow harbors, etc.).  When deployed, she can be transported aboard a float-on / float-off vessel or she can make the journey herself as she is rated for full ocean service.

 

As of this time, PORT HUDSON remains on active duty with the fleet of vessels maintained and operated by the U.S. Army Transportation Corps.

 

U.S. Army LCUs (Landing Craft--Utility) help move troops and equipment to the beaches.

U.S. Army LCUs (Landing Craft--Utility) help move troops and

equipment to the beaches.  Official U.S. Army photo.

 

 

Ship's Statistics

 

Class

LCU-2000

Commissioned

1992

Final Decommissioning

 

Displacement

575 tons (light load)

1087 tons (full load)

Length

 174 ft.
Beam 42 ft.
Draft 8 ft. (light load)
9 ft. (full load)
Speed 12 knots (light load)
10 knots (full load)
Propulsion  
Crew 13 officers & enlisted
Deck Area 2,500 sq. ft. capable of carrying five M-1 battle tanks or twelve 20-ft.  ISO containers (twenty-four if double-stacked)
Payload Capacity 320 tons
Range 10,000 nautical miles (light load)
  6,500 nautical miles (full load)

 

 

 

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