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Landing Craft Tank
LCT(5)-395

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, 6 December 1942, at Mount Vernon Bridge Co., Mount Vernon, OH.
  • Delivered in three section, 11 December 1942, for trans-shipping to Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, CA. for assembly
  • Launched and placed in service at Mare Island Navy Yard, 27 December 1942
  • During World War II LCT(5)-395 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater:
    LCT Flotilla Thirty-Seven, LCDR. H. E. Rice USNR;
     LCT Group One Hundred Eleven, LT. E. J. Hamlet
  • Placed out of service, date unknown
  • Struck from the Naval Register, 8 May 1946
  • Registered in 1948 by the Bering Sea Co., Portland, OR. as the freighter Deneb, homeport Astria, OR.
  • Registered in 1950 by Herman Herrmann, Seattle, WA., homeport Juneau, AK.
  • Registered in 1951 by John Meggitt, Lovelock, AK., homeport Jueanu, AK.
  • Registered in 1960 by Harry Shawback, Naknek, AK. as fishing vessel Deneb
  • Registered in 1963 by Ira H. Rothwell, Cordova, AK., homeport Juneau, AK.
  • Out of documentation in 1976
  • 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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    Saury 164k LCT(5)-395 and LCT(5)-394 in the right background, are outboard of an unidentified LCT wearing pattern camouflage, in this photo of USS Saury (SS-189) at the Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, CA., 6 April 1943.
    US Navy photo # 103498, from the collections of the US Naval Historical Center    		 Navy Yard Mare Island photo # 2378-43 courtesy of Darryl Baker
    There is no history record for LCT(5)-395 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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    Last Updated 15 December 2023