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Landing Craft Tank
LCT(5)-176

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, 12 October 1942, at Quincy Barge Builders, Quincy, IL.
  • Delivered in three sections, 28 October 1942, for trans-shipping to Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, CA. for assembly
  • Launched at Mare Island Navy Yard, 12 December 1942
  • Placed in service, date unknown, ENS. H. J. Inkrot USNR Officer in Charge (May 1945)
  • During World War II LCT(5)-176 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater:
    LCT Flotilla Fourteen, LCDR. A. Z. Kouri, USNR;
     LCT Group Forty-One, LT. G. P. Franklin, USNR and participated in the following campaign:

    Asiatic-Pacific Campaign
    Campaign and Dates
    Bismarck Archipelago operation
    Arawe, New Britain, 15, 20 to 21, 30 to 31 December 1943 and 21 to 22 January 1944
  • Placed out of service, date unknown
  • Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown
  • LCT(5)-176 earned one battle star for World War II service
  • Final Disposition, hulk destroyed, 18 November 1947
    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-176 50k LCT(5)-176 approaching Trinity Beach, Queensland, Australia, 23 August 1943. LCT-176 is participating in combined landing exercises with the 16th Australian Army Brigade.
    Australian War Memorial, Photo No. 058031    		 Mike Green
    LCT-176 65k LCT(5)-176 in position to begin unloading vehicles at Trinity Beach, Queensland, Australia, 23 August 1943. LCT-176 is participating in combined landing exercises with the 16th Australian Army Brigade.
    Australian War Memorial, Photo No. 058032    		 Mike Green
    LCT-176 62k Australian 16th Brigade loading guns onto LCT-176 at Trinity Beach Queensland, Australia, 23 August1943.
    Australian War Memorial, Photo No. 058039    		 Mike Green
    There is no history record for LCT(5)-176 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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