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Landing Craft Tank
LCT(5)-214

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons


Precedence of awards is from left to right
Top Row - Combat Action Ribbon (retroactive, 6 June 1944 Normandy)
Bottom Row - American Campaign Medal - Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal (1) - World War II Victory Medal
Landing Craft Tank (Mark 5):
  • Laid down, 6 October 1942, at Bison Shipbuilding Corp, North Tonawanda, N.Y.
  • Launched, 19 October 1942
  • Delivered and placed in service, 1 November 1942
  • During World War II LCT(5)-214 was assigned to the Europe-Africa-Middle East Theater, LCT Flotilla Eighteen, LCDR. A. Hayes and participated in the following campaign:

    Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaign
    Campaign and Dates
    Invasion of Normandy, 6 June to 25 June 1944
  • Placed out of service, date unknown
  • Struck from the Naval Register, 25 February 1946
  • LCT(5)-214 earned one battle star for World War II service
  • Delivered, 18 April 1947, to the War Shipping Administration for disposal
  • Final Disposition, fate unknown
    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-214
    1018021401    		 232k LCT(5)-214 unloading vehicles across a pontoon causeway at Omaha Beach, Normandy, France, before 4 August 1944.
    US National Archives Identifier 176888342, US Army Signal Corps photo # 175418, Field # ETO-CZ-44-69, Photographer: Steck.    		 David Upton
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