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HM LCT(A)-2263
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 HM LCT-2263 (1942 - 1944)
 LCT(5)-263 (1942)


LCT(5)-263 was transferred under terms of the Lend-Lease Act to the United Kingdom
Landing Craft Tank (Mark 5) Class:
  • Laid down, October 1942, at Pidgeon-Thomas Iron Co., Memphis, TN.
  • Launched, November 1942
  • Delivered, December 1942
  • LCT(5)-263 never saw active service with the US Navy
  • Transferred to Great Britain under the Lend-Lease program, converted to armored HM LCT(A)-2263
  • Struck from the Naval Register, 19 January 1945
  • Final Disposition, lost while in UK custody, 15 July 1944, cause 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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