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Lost to enemy action during the invasion of Normandy, June 1944

Landing Craft Tank
LCT(A)-2498
 ex
 LCT-2498
LCT(5)-498


LCT(5)-498 was Lend-Lease to the UK and Reverse Lend-Lease back to the US
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons


Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - Combat Action Ribbon (retroactive, Invasion of Normandy)
Bottom Row - American Campaign Medal - Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal (1) - World War II Victory Medal
Landing Craft Tank (Mark 5):
  • Laid down in October 1942 at New York Shipbuilding Corp., Camden, N.J.
  • Launched in October 1942
  • Delivered in November 1942
  • Transferred, 21 July 1943, to the United Kingdom, under the Lend-Lease program, redesignated HM LCT-2498
  • Armor plating added in early 1944 in the United Kingdom prior to Reverse Lend-Lease to the US Navy, redesignated LCT(A)-2498

    Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaign
    Campaign and Dates
    Invasion of Normandy, LCT Gunfire Support Group, 6 to 25 June 1944
  • Place out of service, date unknown
  • Struck from the Naval Register, 13 November 1944
  • Final Disposition, lost in Operation Neptune, Normandy landings, June 1944
  • LCT(A)-2498 earned one battle star for World War II service
    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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    Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
    World War II LCT Flotillas
    LCT(A)s at Normandy on D-Day
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