Pilothouse deck - 02 Level

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FIGURE 1-3. LCU External Features (Sheet 3 of 3).

TM-55-1905-223-10 Landing Craft Utility (LCU 200 Class) NSN 1905-01-154-1191 Manual

FIGURE 1-4. Pilothouse Top and 02 Level External Features.

TM 55-1905-223-10

(4) Pilothouse deck - 02 Level. FIGURE 1-4 shows the pilothouse top and 02 level.

(a) Rescue/workboat crane (1). An electric winch powered crane for handling the rescue/workboat (4100

pounds capacity).

(b) Rescue/workboat (2). A six-person rigid bottom inflatable boat, 13 feet long, with a 40 horsepower

outboard engine (29) and two 6 gallon fuel tanks.

area.

(d) starboard,(d) Liferaft (4). The LCU has three 15 - person liferafts, one port, one starboard, and one

midships.

(e) Fire station (5). 02 Level fire fighting station using seawater having 50 feet of 1-1/2 inch hose with

an all-purpose nozzle.

(f) Ammo locker (6). An ammunition locker is mounted near each .50 caliber gun mount, port and

starboard. Capacity of locker is six .50 caliber ammo cans.

(g) Communications batteries (7).

Waterproof container holding four, 6 volt batteries for the

(h) .50 Caliber gun mount (8). Two .50 caliber gun mounts are installed, one port and one starboard.

(i) Gaylord hood exhaust (9). Exhaust hood for Gaylord hood over the cooking area of the galley.

(j) Deck floodlight (10). Six deck floodlights are provided, three forward, two aft on the pilothouse and

one aft on the 02 Level. Each floodlight has a 400W mercury vapor lamp.

(k) Foam fire station number 1 (11). Pilothouse top fire station that can use either seawater or foam

having 75 feet of 2-1/2 inch hose and an all-purpose nozzle.

(l) Mast (12). Used to support navigational lights, communication antennas, ship's horn, and signal flag

(m) Radar antenna (13). Antenna set (AS-3195/SPS-64(V)17) provides 360 degree sweep for the S

Band (10 cm) radar.

(n) Side light box (14). Two side light boxes are provided, each box contains two side lights, port lights

(red) and starboard lights (green).

(o) Gyro repeater (15). Provides remote indication of the ship's heading as relayed by the ship's

compass, one port, one starboard, and on pilothouse top.

(p) Rudder angle indicator (16). Rudder angle indicators show the position of the rudder in relation to

the center line of the LCU. One port and one starboard on the bridge weather deck.

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