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Summary

Description
English: LCPL-Large Personnel Landing Craft Churns up the water while racing to a sampan entering one of the harbors of South Vietnam. These 36 1/2 foot craft of Operation Stable Door (harbor defense) are armed with two .50 cal. machine guns and can move at a speed in excess of 16 knots. Radar equipped, these boats are used to guard against enemy infiltrations and saboteurs.
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Source https://www.history.navy.mil/our-collections/photography/numerical-list-of-images/nhhc-series/nh-series/NH-74000/NH-74187.html
Author Naval History and Heritage Command NH74187 JO1 E.T. Tompkins, photographer

Licensing

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Captions

Large Personnel Landing Craft LCPL Mk XI, August 1966

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19 August 1966

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