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YURA (LSU-4171) class

Country of Origin: Japan


 2 YURA-class UTILITY LANDING CRAFT (LCU)

 Name       Pendant      Launched         Commissioned       Status

 YURA       LSU-4171     Aug. 10, 1980    March 27, 1981     Active
 NOTO       LSU-4172     Nov. 1, 1980     March 27, 1981     Active

A request for a third unit in the FY 1981 budget was not approved.

Both ships are in active service. YURA is assigned to the Kure District Fleet, and NOTO is with the Maizuru District Fleet.


 Sasebo Heavy Industries, Sasebo, Japan

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