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Landing Craft Tank
LCT(6)-505

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 6):
  • Laid down, 24 May 1943, at Bison Shipbuilding Corp, North Tonawanda, N.Y.
  • Launched, 1 July 1943
  • Delivered 26 August 1943
  • Placed in service, date unknown
  • During World War II LCT(6)-505 first assigned to the Europe-Africa-Middle East Theater and later to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater:
    LCT Flotilla Forty
     LCT Group One Hundred Eighteen
  • Placed out of service, date unknown
  • Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown
  • Final Disposition, fate unknown
    Specifications:
    Displacement 143 to 160 t.(lt), 309 to 320 t.(fl)
    Length 119' 1" (ovl.)
    Beam 32' 8"
    Draft
    limiting 3' 9"
    maximum navigation 5'
    Speed 10 kts.
    Range 700 nautical miles at 7 kts.
    Complement
    1 officer
    12 enlisted
    Cargo Capacity 150 short tons
    Armament
    two single 20mm AA gun mounts
    four .50 cal. machine guns
    Armor
    wheelhouse 20lbs
    gun shields 10lbs
    Fuel Capacity Diesel 80 Bbls
    Propulsion
    three Grey Marine 6-71 Diesel engines
    two Diesel-drive 10Kw 120V. D.C. Ships' Service Generators
    three propellers, 675shp
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    LCT-505
    1018050503    		 102k LCT(6)-505 underway in Chesapeake Bay, MD., circa January-March 1944, during pre-invasion (D-Day) maneuvers.
    Still frame from Fox Movietone News Story 51-961. University of South Carolina Moving Image Research Collections. No license required.    		 David Upton
    LCT-505 29k LCT(6)-505 under way, date and location unknown.
    US Navy photo.    		  
    LCT-505 208k LCT(6)-505 moves toward the beach during east coast amphibious training maneuvers, circa 1943-44.
    US National Archives, Photo No. 80-G-K-13858    		 Mike Green
    LCT-505
    1018050504    		 274k LCT(6)-505 approaches a landing beach during east coast amphibious training exercises, circa 1943-44.
    U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command, Catalog # 80-G-K-13857, National Archives.     		David Upton
    There is no history for LCT(6)-505 available at Navsource
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information Web Sites
    U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log
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    World War II LCT Flotillas
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