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Landing Craft Tank
LCT(5)-365

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, 24 August 1942, at Mount Vernon Bridge Co., Mount Vernon, OH.
  • Launched, 21 September 1942
  • Delivered and placed in service, 23 October 1942, ENS. A.J. Sierzant USNR Officer in Charge
  • During World War II LCT(5)-365 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater:
    LST Flotilla Three, LT. J. W. Ingham USNR;
     LCT Group Nine, LT. C. P. Reed USNR;
  • Placed out of service, date unknown
  • Struck from the Naval Register, 3 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-365 28k Right to left, LCT(5)-250 and LCT(5)-365 in the wet basin at Hawkins Naval Air Base, Tarawa Atoll, Gilbert Islands WWII LCT web site
    LCT-250 17k
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    World War II LCT Flotillas
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    Last Updated 26 January 2018