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{{Short description|Landing craft in the United States Army}}
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|Ship caption=Runnymede-class large landing craft docked at Port Canaveral, Florida
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|Builders= VT Halter Marine, Inc.
|Operators= {{Army|United States}}

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|In commission range=1990–present
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|Ship type=[[Landing Craft Utility]]
|Ship displacement=*{{Convert|575|LT|t|0}} light
*{{Convert|1087|LT|t|0}} full load
|Ship length={{convert|174|ft|m|abbr=on}}
|Ship beam={{convert|42|ft|m|abbr=on}}
|Ship draft=*{{Convert|9|ft|m|abbr=on}} light
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|Ship range=*{{Convert|10000|nmi|km|abbr=on|lk=in}} at {{Convert|12|kn|km/h|abbr=on}} light
*{{Convert|6500|nmi|km|abbr=on|lk=in}} at {{Convert|10|kn|km/h|abbr=on}} loaded
|Ship complement=13  
|Ship capacity=*{{Convert|350|ST|t|0}} (8 [[C-17 Globemaster III|C-17]] loads)
*5 × [[M1 Abrams|M1]] [[main battle tank]]s ''or'' 12 × (24 double-stacked) 20-foot (6 m) [[Intermodal container|ISO containers]]
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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 waterways). It can be self-deployed or transported aboard a float-on/float-off vessel. It is classed for coastal service and one-man engine room operations and does not carry a [[United States Coast Guard|U.S. Coast Guard]] COI (certificate of inspection) and is classified under 46 CFR subchapter [https://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/text-idx?SID=2aa6c03bf9dfe6cc7321afe3cef0bdd9&mc=true&tpl=/ecfrbrowse/Title46/46CIsubchapC.tpl C-uninspected].<ref>{{Citation|title=e-CFR: TITLE 46—Shipping|url=https://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/text-idx?SID=2aa6c03bf9dfe6cc7321afe3cef0bdd9&mc=true&tpl=/ecfrbrowse/Title46/46CIsubchapC.tpl|language=en-US|access-date=2021-06-30}}</ref> The vessel's hull is built to and classed to American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) load line rules, although machinery installations generally met ABS machinery rules when built, the vessels systems are not classed by ABS. The vessel can sustain a crew of 2 warrant officers and 11 enlisted personnel for up to 18 days, and 10,000 miles. This class is also equipped with an aft anchor to assist in retracting from the beach. Several are deployed to Europe and aboard Afloat Prepositioning Ships.<ref>[http://www.hazegray.org/worldnav/usa/army.htm hazegray.org – World Navies Today: US Army]</ref>

==Ships==
* USAV ''Runnymede'' (LCU 2001)
* USAV ''Kennesaw Mountain'' (LCU 2002)
* USAV ''Macon'' (LCU 2003)
* USAV ''Stoney Point'' (LCU 2004) (formerly ''Aldie'')
* USAV ''Brandy Station'' (LCU 2005)
* USAV ''Bristoe Station'' (LCU 2006)
* USAV ''Broad Run'' (LCU 2007)
* USAV ''Buena Vista'' (LCU 2008)
* USAV ''Calaboza'' (LCU 2009)
* USAV ''Cedar Run'' (LCU 2010)
* USAV ''Wilson Wharf'' (LCU 2011) (formerly ''Chickahominy'')
* USAV ''Chickasaw Bayou'' (LCU 2012)
* USAV ''Churubusco'' (LCU 2013)
* USAV ''Coamo'' (LCU 2014)
* USAV ''Contreras'' (LCU 2015)
* USAV ''Corinth'' (LCU 2016)
* USAV ''El Caney'' (LCU 2017)
* USAV ''Five Forks'' (LCU 2018)
* USAV ''Fort Donelson'' (LCU 2019)
* USAV ''Fort McHenry'' (LCU 2020)
* USAV ''Great Bridge'' (LCU 2021)
* USAV ''Chattanooga'' (LCU 2022) (formerly ''Harpers Ferry'' )
* USAV ''Hobkirk'' (LCU 2023)
* USAV ''Hormigueros'' (LCU 2024)
* USAV ''Kings Mountain'' (LCU 2025) (formerly ''Malvern Hill'')
* USAV ''Matamoros'' (LCU 2026)
* USAV ''Vigilant Warrior'' (LCU 2027) (formerly ''Mechanicsville'')
* USAV ''Missionary Ridge'' (LCU 2028)
* USAV ''Molino Del Rey'' (LCU 2029)
* USAV ''Monterrey'' (LCU 2030)
* USAV ''New Orleans'' (LCU 2031)
* USAV ''Palo Alto'' (LCU 2032)
* USAV ''Paulus Hook'' (LCU 2033)
* USAV ''Perryville'' (LCU 2034)
* USAV ''Port Hudson'' (LCU 2035)

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://archive.today/20121212223120/http://www.navy.mil/search/display.asp?story_id=58579 Guantánamo Bay Sailors Assist Visiting Army Landing Craft]
* [http://www.jtfgtmo.southcom.mil/photoarchive/2011/February/photosfebruary.html February 2011 Featured Photos]
* [https://www.flickr.com/photos/planephotoman/sets/72157621886963424/detail/ U.S. Army Ships – a set on Flickr]
* [https://www.dvidshub.net/image/8063941/vessel-redesignation-ceremony]

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