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Landing Craft Tank
LCT(5)-132

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from left to right
American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (1) - World War II Victory Medal
Landing Craft Tank (Mark 5):
  • Laid down, 16 July 1942, at Quincy Barge Builders, Quincy, IL.
  • Launched, 23 August 1942
  • Delivered and placed in service, 29 September 1942
  • During World War II LCT(5)-132 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater:
    LCT Flotilla Five, LCDR Paul A. Wells;
     LCT Group Fifteen;
     LCT Division Thirty-One and participated in the following campaign:

    Asiatic-Pacific Campaigns
    Campaign and Dates
    Consolidation of Solomon Islands
    Consolidation of southern Solomon Islands, 8 June 1943

  • Placed out of service, date unknown
  • Struck from the Naval Register, 8 January 1946
  • LCT(5)-132 earned one battle star for World War II service
  • Final Disposition, hulk destroyed, 18 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-132
    1018013201    		 295k LCIs and LCTs, including LCT(5)-132, lined up at Yellow Beach, Banika, Russell Island group, for loading, 29 June 1943.
    U.S Army Signal Corps phot0 #161-43-33-7 9S159E. National Archives; World War II Operations Reports - Pacific Theater: 31-001_2 page 51. National Archives Identifier (NAID 402629995). Colorized for detail.    		 David Upton
    LCT-132
    1018013202    		 220k LCTs, including LCT(5)-132 and LCT(5)-146, beached Banika Island, 29 June 1943, prior to loading equipment for movement to Rendova.
    U.S Army Signal Corps photo #161-43-33-E-9S159E. National Archives; World War II Operations Reports - Pacific Theater: 31-001_2 page 53. National Archives Identifier (NAID 402629995). Colorized for detail.    		 David Upton
    LCT-132
    1018013203    		 191k Unloading supplies from two 2½ ton trucks for reloading onto LCTs, including LCT(5)-132, in the background, at Banika Island, prior to the assault on Rendova, 30 June 1943.
    U.S Army Signal Corps photograph 161-43-33-10-9S159E. National Archives; World War II Operations Reports - Pacific Theater: 31-001_2 page 48. National Archives Identifier (NAID 402629995). Colorized for detail.    		 David Upton
    There is no history for LCT(5)-132 available at Navsource
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information Web Sites
    U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log
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    World War II LCT Flotillas
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