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Edited and
Designed by:

Johnny E. Balsved

Classification

Type:

Landing Craft Utility

Class:

ODIN Class

Units in Class

PT No.:

Name:

Launched:

Comm.:

Decomm.:

A561

ODIN - ex. USS LCU649

??/??/1943

01/10/1962

08/??/1967

A562

THOR - ex. USS LCU765

??/??/1943

01/10/1962

08/??/1967

A564

TYR - ex. USS LCU1230

??/??/1944

03/07/1963

08/??/1967

A565

ULLER - ex. USS LCU1373

??/??/1944

03/07/1963

08/??/1967

A566

VALE - ex. USS LCU1383

??/??/1944

03/07/1963

08/??/1967

A567

VIDAR - ex. USS LCU1422

??/??/1944

03/07/1963

08/??/1967

A543

BALDER - ex. USS LCU715

??/??/1943

05/01/1963

08/??/1967

A544

BRAGE - ex. USS LCU810

??/??/1943

05/01/1963

08/??/1967

A545

HERMOD - ex. USS LCU1042

??/??/1944

05/01/1963

08/??/1967

A546

LOKE - ex. USS LCU1294

??/??/1944

05/01/1963

08/??/1967

Comments to the Class

Typed as Landing Craft Utility (LCU), originally LCT (5)/(6). From 1949 to April 15, 1952 classified as LSU.

ODIN and THOR were painted gray when commissioned, but were later painted olive green like the rest of class.

Specifications

Built by:

Different U.S. Ship Yards

Design:

n/a

Displacement:

315 tons

Dimensions:

Length:

Beam:

Draught:

-

35.22 m

9.98 m

1.60 m

Complement:

11 men

Propulsion:

3 ea Gray Marine Diesel Engines 675 Hps
3 ea Propellers

Range:

700 nautical miles at 7 knots

Armament:

2 ea 20 mm Machine Gun Mk M/42 LvSa (2x1)

Speed:

10 knots

Additional Notes

None

Sources:

&

Flådens skibe og fartøjer 1945-1995, by Gunnar Olsen and Svenn Storgaard, Marinehistoriske skrifter,  Copenhagen 1998 (ISBN 87-87720-13-2)

44You are also referred to the Naval Bibliography