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Landing Craft Tank
LCT(5)-308

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, 14 August 1942, at Omaha Steel Works, Omaha, NE.
  • Launched, 1 September 1942
  • Delivered and placed in service, 17 November 1942, ENS. W. C. Rossell USNR, Officer in Charge
  • During World War II LCT(5)-308 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, 21 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. Ship's service generator
    three propellers, 675shp
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    LCT-308
    1018030803    		 629k LCT(5)-308 beached while loading a LVT(A)-1 at Macquitti Bay, Pavuvu, Russell Islands, 23 August 1944.
    Frame from short film named "Marines Load Equipment at Pavuvu For Palau Invasion", National Archives ID 77568. Local ID 428-NPC-5573.     		David Upton
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    There is no history record for LCT(5)-308 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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