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Landing Craft Tank
LCT(6)-543

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons


Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - Combat Action Ribbon (retroactive)
Bottom Row - American Campaign Medal - Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal (1) - World War II Victory Medal
Landing Craft Tank (Mark 6) Class:
  • Laid down, 9 September 1943, at Bison Shipbuilding Corp, North Tonawanda, N.Y.
  • Launched, 22 September 1943 Delivered, 18 October 1943
  • During World War II LCT(6)-543 was assigned to the Europe-Africa-Middle East Theater, LCT Flotilla Nineteen, LCDR Pruet and participated in the following campaign:

    Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaign
    Campaign and Dates
    Invasion of Normandy, 6 to 25 June 1944
  • Placed out of service, date unknown
  • Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown
  • LCT(6)-543 earned one battle star for world War II service
  • Final Disposition, fate unknown
    Specifications:
    Displacement 143 to 160 t.(lt), 309 to 320 t.(fl)
    Length 119' 1" (ovl.)
    Beam 32' 8"
    Draft
    limiting 3' 9"
    maximum navigation 5'
    Speed 10 kts.
    Range 700 nautical miles at 7 kts.
    Complement
    1 officer
    12 enlisted
    Cargo Capacity 150 short tons
    Armament
    two single 20mm AA gun mounts
    four .50 cal. machine guns
    Armor
    wheelhouse 20lbs
    gun shields 10lbs
    Fuel Capacity Diesel 80 Bbls
    Propulsion
    three Grey Marine 6-71 Diesel engines
    two Diesel-drive 10Kw 120V. D.C. Ships' Service Generators
    three propellers, 675shp
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    LST-317
    1016031711
    TL 1166887744    		 380k USS LST-317 and five LCTs including LCT(6)-626 (right background) and LCT(6)-543 (left background) loaded and waiting to depart at Portland Harbor, near Weymouth England, 1-3 June 1944, for Operation Overlord, the invasion of Normandy, France.
    TimeLife_image_1166887744 and 1166887745, photos by David E. Scherman, For Personal non-commercial use only.    		 David Upton
    LST-317
    1016031712
    TL 1166887745    		 334k
    LCT-543
    1018054301    		 351k Various ships and small craft including LCT(6)-543 at anchor in the harbor at Portland, England, circa May-June 1944, while preparing for Operation Overlord, the invasion of Normandy, France.
    TimeLife_Image_116688703, Photographer David Scherman. For non-commercial use only.    		 David Upton
    LCT-547
    1018054702    		 198k Beyond the bow of the Rhino Ferry, middle from the left; LCT(6)-547, LCT(6)-543, LCT(5)-27 next to two unknown LCTs in Portland Harbor, Weymouth, Dorset, England, 2-5 June.
    TimeLife-image 116712796 by David Scherman, Life Magazine. For personal non-commercial use only.    		 David Upton
    There is no history for LCT(6)-543 available at Navsource
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