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Landing Craft Tank
LCT(5)-404

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons


Precedence of awards is from left to right top to bottom
Top Row - China Service Medal (extended) - American Campaign Medal
Bottom Row - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp)
Landing Craft Tank (Mark 5):
  • Laid down, 24 June 1942, at New York Shipbuilding Corp., Camden, N.J.
  • Launched, 24 July 1942
  • Delivered, 5 August 1942
  • During World War II LCT(5)-404 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater:
    LCT Flotilla Forty One, LTjg. G. E. Timson Jr. USNR;
     LCT Group One Hundred Twenty-Two
  • Following World War II LCT(5)-404 was assigned to Occupation and China service in the Far East for the following periods:

    Navy Occupation Service Medal
    China Service Medal (extended)
     1 October 1945 to 4 January 1946
    15 January to 18 April 194619 April to 7 June 1946
  • Placed out of service, date unknown
  • Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown
  • 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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    LSM-364 77k LCT(5)-404 moored at the left margin of this photo showing USS LSM-364 under way, date and place unknown. Robert Six USS LSM-232 to the USS LSM / LSMR Association
    There is no history for LCT(5)-404 available at Navsource
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information Web Sites
    U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log
    Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
    The World War II LCT Flotillas
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    Last Updated 16 February 2018