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Landing Craft Tank
LCT(5)-183

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from left to right
American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (3) - World War II Victory Medal
Landing Craft Tank (Mark 5):
  • Laid down, 26 September 1942, at Quincy Barge Builders, Quincy, IL.
  • Delivered, 8 October 1942
  • Placed in service, date unknown
  • During World War II LCT(5)-183 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater and participated in the campaigns:

    Asiatic-Pacific Campaign
    Campaign and Dates Campaign and Dates
    Eastern New Guinea operations
    Lae occupation, 12 to 13 September 1943     		Borneo operations
    Balikpapan operation, 28 June to 7 July 1945
    Bismarck Archipelago operation
    Arawe, New Britain, 19 to 20 December 1943 and 9 to 10 January 1944
    Cape Gloucester, New Britain, 26 to 27 December 1943     		 

  • Placed out of service, date unknown
  • Struck from the Naval Register, 25 February 1946
  • LCT(5)-183 earned three battle stars for World War II service
  • Final Disposition, hulk destroyed, 23 February 1946
    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-183 356k LCT(5)-183 under way, circa April 1943, off the coast of California. Note she is loaded down with what appears to be five LVT-1s. David Buell
    LCT-183
    1018018302    		 215k An LVT-1 amphibious tractor starts down the lowered ramp of LCT-183 to the beach at Cape Gloucester, New Britain Islands, during landing operations there by U.S. Marines. LCT-177 at right.
    Photo from IMS Vintage Photos. Photographer unknown.    		 Robert Hurst
    There is no history record for LCT(5)-183 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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