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Landing Craft Utility - LCU-535
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 Landing Ship Utility - LSU-535 (1949 - 1952)
 Landing Craft Tank - LCT(6)-535 (1944 - 1949)

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, 6 June 1944)
Second Row - American Campaign Medal - Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal (1) - World War II Victory Medal
Third Row - National Defense Service Medal (2) - Vietnam Service Medal - Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal
Landing Craft Tank (Mark 6):
  • Laid down, 28 August 1943, at Bison Shipbuilding Corp, North Tonawanda, N.Y.
  • Launched, 12 September 1943
  • Delivered and placed in service, 25 September 1943
  • During World War II LCT(6)-535 was assigned to the Europe-Africa-Middle East Theater, LCT Flotilla Twelve, LCDR William Leide and participated in the following campaign:

    Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaigns
    Campaign and Dates
    Invasion of Normandy, 6 to 25 June 1944
  • Redesignated Landing Ship Utility LSU-535 in 1949
  • Redesignated Landing Craft Utility LCU-535 in 1956
  • LCU-535 participated in the Vietnam War, dates unknown
  • Placed out of service, date unknown
  • Struck From the Naval Register, date unknown
  • LCT(6)-535 earned one battle star for World War II service and unknown number of campaign stars for Vietnam War service
  • Final Disposition, fate unknown

    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.
    three propellers, 675shp
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    1018053502    		 171k LCT(6)-535 underway off Omaha Beach, Normandy, France, 6 June 1944.
    Select frame from a short film called "Invasion, Fox-Green Beachhead, Omaha Beach, France; Convoys And Loading LCTs, Omaha Beach, France" Dept. of Defense, Dept. of the Army. US National Archives and Records Administration Identifier NAID: 15277, Local ID 111-ADC-1470    		 David Upton
    LCT-535 93k LCU-535 beached in South Vietnam, date unknown. Danny K. Adams
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