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Landing Craft Tank
LCT(5)-65

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from left to right
American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (2) - World War II Victory Medal
Landing Craft Tank (Mark 5):
  • Laid down, 14 October 1942, at Kansas City Structural Steel Co., Kansas City, KS.
  • Delivered in three section, 28 October 1942, for trans-shipping to Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, CA.
  • Assembled, launched and placed in service at Mare Island Navy Yard, 10 November 1942
  • During World War II LCT(5)-65 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
    New Georgia Group operations
    New Georgia-Rendova-Vangunu occupation, 20 June to 5 October 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)-65 earned two battle stars for World War II service
  • Final Disposition, 28 November 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-65 94k LCT(5)-65 with a load of bombs being unloaded at Bougainville, Solomon Islands, 4 February 1944 Ron Swanson, LCT Flotillas WW2, Newsletter editor-researcher
    LCT-65 66k LCT(5)-65 beached at Bougainville Island, Solomon Islands, 14 February 1944.
    US National Archives still photo from motion picture    		 Bill Brinkley
    LCT-65 19k LCT(5)-65 beached at Wewak, New Guinea, 18 October 1945, while unloading cargo for the Australian Army from SS Sam Foyle. Australian War Memorial
    LCT-65 19k LCT(5)-65 beached at Wewak, New Guinea, 18 October 1945, while a truck backs into the well deck to unload cargo for the Australian Army from SS Sam Foyle. Australian War Memorial
    LCT-65 27k LCT(5)-159 and LCT(5)-65 beached at Wewak, New Guinea, 18 October 1945, while unloading cargo for the Australian Army from SS Sam Foyle. Australian War Memorial
    LCT-65 299k LCT(5)-65 beached at Wewak, New Guinea, circa 18 October 1945, while unloading cargo for the Australian Army from SS Sam Foyle.
    Photo from the collections of the State Library of South Australia.    		 Jenny Scott, Content Services Librarian, State Library of South Australia
    There is no history record for LCT(5)-65 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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