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Landing Craft Tank
LCT(5)-139

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, 15 August 1942, at Quincy Barge Builders, Quincy IL.
  • Launched, 28 August 1942
  • Delivered, 11 September 1942
  • During World War II LCT(5)-139 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater:
    LCT Flotilla Six;
     LCT Group Sixteen;
     LCT Division Thirty-Two and participated in the following campaign:

    Asiatic-Pacific Campaigns
    Campaign and Dates
    Bismarck Archipelago operation
    Green Island landing, 15 to 19 February 1944

  • Placed out of service, date unknown
  • Struck from the Naval Register, 8 January 1946
  • LCT(5)-139 earned one battle star for World War II service
  • Final Disposition, hulk destroyed, 23 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-139 98k LCT(5)-139 and USS LST-123, Solomon Islands, date unknown. Richard Fox, WWII LCT web site
    LCT-139
    1018013902    		 290k LCT(5)-139 and other LCTs beached in February 1944 at Nissan, Green Island, Papua New Guinea. As their island is occupied by U.S. troops, Nissan Islanders are evacuated by LST to Guadalcanal.
    U.S. Naval Construction Battalion Center. Ref. no. 2-0184. University of Hawaii at Manoa, LIbrary Digital Image Collections Made publicly available for purposes of research, education, and private study    		 David Upton
    LCT-376/139 79k LCT(5)-139 and LCT(5)-376, Solomon Islands, date unknown. Richard Fox, WWII LCT web site
    There is no history for LCT(5)-139 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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