Posted on Jul 18, 2017
I was at Camp Pendelton and observed this Ship. What kind of Ship/Vessel is this?
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I am at Camp Pendelton for a few days observing a BDE doing a JLOTS exercise and I am fascinated by the ships I see by the main gate. I tried to google these ships and I had no luck. I see the Palo Alto # 32 and the Monterey # 28.
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US Army Runnymede Class Landing Craft Utility LCU-2000 Series
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Runnymede-class_large_landing_craft
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https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Runnymede-class_large_landing_craft
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Runnymede-class large landing craft - Wikipedia
The Runnymede-class large landing craft are powered watercraft in the United States Army. They replaced older USN-design landing craft, and are a typical Landing Craft Utility 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...
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The Army's LCU 2000 is a nice platform. I dealt with some while doing JLOTS.
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Small RO/RO it looks like. Roll-on, roll-off transport. Note the ramp in the middle bottom pic.
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I spoke to a Marine Sergeant and I forgot the acronym for it. I know it is a transport exactly like you described.
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PO3 Bob McCord - I did not see it in action I just saw them in the harbor but it looks like it can.
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Well, much as I hate to admit it, Army does have a lot of other ships/boats in addition to these LCU's. Let's not forget the Corps of Engineers and all they do to keep our waterways clear. Then there are lots of Prepositioning Ships, not all of which belong to Navy.
BUT, let's talk about the Army's BIG Ships - Army Gators - REALLY. Check this out: http://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/6149/meet-the-biggest-and-baddest-ships-in-the-us-army
BUT, let's talk about the Army's BIG Ships - Army Gators - REALLY. Check this out: http://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/6149/meet-the-biggest-and-baddest-ships-in-the-us-army
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This is good enter operational experience because they make us learn about all the sister services in our Command and general staff officer course but it's good to learn from this exercise about the Army's Navy and of course the Navy's logistical landing craft and other amphibious ships.
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