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Landing Craft Tank
LCT(5)-62

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from left to right
American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (4) - World War II Victory Medal
Landing Craft Tank (Mark 5):
  • Laid down, 2 October 1942, at Kansas City Structural Steel Co. Kansas City, KS.
  • Delivered in three section, 13 October 1942, for trans-shipping to Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, CA. for assembly
  • Launched and placed in service at Mare Island Navy Yard, October 1942
  • During World War II LCT(5)-62 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater:
    LCT Flotilla Five, LCDR Paul A. Wells;
     LCT Group Thirteen;
     LCT Division Twenty Six and participated in the following campaigns:

    Asiatic-Pacific Campaigns
    Campaign and Dates Campaign and Dates
    Capture and defense of Guadalcanal, 10 October 1942 to 8 February 1943 New Georgia Group operations
    New Georgia-Rendova-Vangunu occupation, 1 July 1943
    Consolidation of Solomon Islands
    Consolidation of southern Solomons, 7 April 1943     		Treasury-Bougainville operation
    Occupation and defense of Cape Torokina, 1 November to 15 December 1943

  • Placed out of service, date unknown
  • Struck from the Naval Register, 8 January 1946
  • LCT(5)-62 earned four battle stars for World War II service
  • Final Disposition, hulk destroyed 1 December 1945
    Specifications:
    Displacement 285 t.(fl)
    Length 114' 2" (o.a.)
    Beam 32' 8"
    Draft
    limiting 3' 6"
    max.navigational 3' 6"
    Speed 10 kts.
    Range 700 nautical miles at 7 kts.
    Complement
    1 officer
    10 enlisted
    Cargo Capacity 150 short tons
    Armament
    two single 20mm AA gun mounts
    two .50 cal. machine guns
    Armor
    wheelhouse 2 1/2"
    gun shields 2"
    Fuel Capacity Diesel 80 Bbls
    Propulsion
    three Grey Marine 6-71 Diesel engines
    one Diesel-drive 20Kw 120V. D.C. Ships' service generator
    three propellers, 675shp
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    LCT-62 180k LCT(5)-62 and an unidentified LCT(5) move up to a pier on Arundel Island in the New Georgia Islands to unload troops of the US Army's 25th Division, circa June-July 1943. Just visible on the horizon is Rendova Island, scene of much fighting during the campaign for New Georgia which lies nearby.
    US Army Signal Corps photo # 161-43-4-077    		 Tommy Trampp
    LCT-62 200k LCT(5)-62 lands material at a Solomon Islands base, during a visit there by an Allied inspection team, 1943-44. Photo received 3/44.
    US National Archives, Photo No. 80-G-K-1270    		 Mike Green
    There is no history record for LCT(5)-62 available at NavSource
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information Web Sites
    U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log
    Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
    World War II LCT Flotillas
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    Last Updated 16 August 2019