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Landing Craft Tank
LCT-2491
 ex
 LCT(5)-491

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from left to right
American Campaign Medal - Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal (1) - World War II Victory Medal

LCT(5)-491 was transferred to the United Kingdom under terms of the Lend-Lease Act
Landing Craft Tank (Mark 5) Class:
  • Laid down in October 1942 at New York Shipbuilding Corp., Camden, N.J.
  • Launched in October 1942
  • Delivered and placed in service in October 1942
  • During World War II LCT(5)-491 was assigned to the Europe-Africa-Middle East Theater, LCT Flotilla Four, LCDR Louis E. Hubbard, and participated in the following campaign:

    Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaigns
    Campaign and Dates
    Sicilian occupation, 9 to 15 July 1943

  • Transferred, 7 June 1944 to Great Britain under the Lend-Lease program, redesignated HM LCT-2491 for service in India
  • Temporally returned to US Navy custody in June 1944 to move US Army Air Corps vehicles from Calcutta to East Bengal, India
  • Returned to Royal Navy custody, date unknown
  • Returned to US Naval custody, date unknown
  • Struck from the Naval Register, 25 February 1946
  • LCT(5)-491 earned one battle star for World War II service
  • 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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    LCT-490
    1018049001
    National Archives ID 193823900    		 274k Before 27 June 1944, LCT(5)-2490 and LCT-2491, two of the seven LCTs (Landing Craft Tank) made available to the US Army Air Corps at Calcutta, India, for transportation of vehicles to the East Bengal Area of India.
    U.S National Archives Identifier 193823900, U.S. Army Air Corps photo #63035A.C. and U.S. National Archives ID 193823903, US Army Air Corps photo # A63035A.C., now in the collections of the U.S. National Archives    		 David Upton
    LCT-491
    1018049101
    National Archives ID 193823903    		 299k
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