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Landing Craft Tank
LCT(5)-300

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from left to right
American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal
Landing Craft Tank (Mark 5):
  • Laid down, 5 October 1942, at Darby Products of Steel Plate Corp., Kansas City, KS.
  • Launched, 29 October 1942
  • Delivered and placed in service, 31 October 1942, ENS P. S. Polster USNR Officer in Charge
  • During World War II LCT(5)-300 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater:
    LCT Flotilla Six, LT. L. W. Weigel USNR
     LCT Group Eighteen, LTjg. N. Dawson Jr. USNR;
  • Placed out of service, date unknown
  • Struck from the Naval Register, 8 January 1946
  • 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-300
    1018030001    		 160k Launching of LCT(5)-300, 29 October 1942, at Darby Products of Steel Plate Corp., Kansas City, KS.
    Darby Corporation photo by Tyner & Murphy Kansas City, MO.    		 Tommy Trampp
    LCT-300
    1018030002    		 125k LCT(5)-300 beached during landing execerises, 12-23 December 1944 at Tetere Beach, Guadalcanal in preparation for landings at Lingayen Gulf, P.I. on 11 January 1945.
    Photo from USS Oconto 1946 Cruise Book 1946 pages 42 and 43.    		 David Upton
    LCT-300
    1018030003    		 259k LCT(5)-300 alongside USS Oconto (APA-187) during landing execerises, 12-23 December 1944 at Tetere Beach, Guadalcanal in preparation for landings at Lingayen Gulf, P.I. on 11 January 1945.
    Photo from USS Oconto 1946 Cruise Book 1946 pages 42 and 43.    		 David Upton
    There is no history record for LCT(5)-300 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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