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Landing Craft Tank
LCT(5)-434

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from left to right
American Campaign Medal - Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal (2) - World War II Victory Medal
Landing Craft Tank (Mark 5):
  • Laid down, 26 August 1942, at New York Shipbuilding Corp., Camden, N.J.
  • Launched, 31 August 1942
  • Delivered, 12 September 1942
  • During World War II LCT(5)-434 was assigned to the Europe-Africa-Middle East Theater:
    LCT Flotilla Eighteen, LCDR A. Hayes and participated in the following campaigns:

    Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaigns
    Campaign and Dates Campaign and Dates
    Sicilian occupation, 9 to 15 July 1943 and 28 July to 17 August 1943 Invasion of Normandy, 6 to 25 June 1944 (LCT Flotilla 18)

  • Placed out of service, date unknown
  • Struck from the Naval Register, 25 February 1946
  • LCT(5)-434 earned two battle stars for World War II service
  • Registered in 1947 by Gifford Dyer Warner of Old Saybrook, CT. as freighter Spud
  • Final Disposition, reported abandoned in 1978
    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-413
    101841304    		 290k Landing supplies on one of the "Cent" force beaches, Scoglitti, Sicily, 10 July 1943. Note pile of "Jerry" cans in foreground. Landing craft present from left to right include LCT(5)-413, LCT(5)-152, USS LCI-37 and USS LCI-237. The LCM at left is from USS Florence Nightingale (AP-70). A "DUKW" amphibious truck is in center. On the horizon from the left is LCT(5)-434 and LCT(5)-136.
    U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command, Catalog #80-G-87509, from the collections of the U.S. National Archives.    		 David Upton
    LCT-434
    1018043402    		 184k Left to right; LCT(5)-434, LCT(5)-415, and LCT(5)-460 during amphibious invasion practice for the upcoming Invasion of Normandy, at Slapton Sands, England, 10 January 1944.
    U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command, Catalog # 80-G-251953, National Archives.    		 David Upton
    LST-415 86k LCT(5)-434, LCT(5)-415 off the coast of England standing by in the rendezvous area, with barrage balloons, 6 June 1944.

    US Navy photo now in the collections of the US National Archives.     		Ron Swanson, LCT Flotillas WW2, Newsletter editor-researcher
    LCT-434 51k LCT(5)-434 beached at Normandy, date unknown.
    National Archives still from film.    		 Bill Brinkley
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