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Landing Craft Tank
LCT(6)-554

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons


Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - American Campaign Medal - Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal (2)
Bottom Row - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp)
Landing Craft Tank (Mark 6):
  • Laid down, 27 September 1943, at Bison Shipbuilding Corp, North Tonawanda, N.Y.
  • Launched, 10 October 1943
  • Delivered, 30 October 1943
  • LCT(6)-554) was loaded aboard USS LST-32, 6 March 1944 at Norfolk, VA. and launched 4-6 April 1944 at Lake Bizerte, Tunisia
  • During World War II LCT(6)-554 was assigned to the Europe-Africa-Middle East Theater and participated in the following campaigns:

    Europe-Africa Middle East Campaigns
    Campaign and Dates Campaign and Dates
    West Coast of Italy operations
    Elba and Pianosa landing, 17 June 1944     		Invasion of Southern France
    St Tropez, 15 August to 25 September 1944

  • LCT(6)-554 returned to the U.S. onboard USS LST-LST-286, loaded 10 November 1944 at Oran, Algeria and unloaded in December 1944 at Brooklyn, N.Y.
  • LCT(6)-554 was loaded onto USS LST-491, 22 Feb. 1945 at Brooklyn and launched 15 June 1945 at Okinawa, Japan
  • Following service in the Europe-Africa-Middle East Theater LCT(6)-554 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater:
    LCT Flotilla Forty
     LCT Group One Hundred Eighteen
  • Following World War II LCT(6)-554 performed occupation duty in the Far East from 2 September 1945 to 1 May 1946
  • Placed out of service, date unknown
  • Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown
  • LCT(6)-554 earned two battle stars for World War II service
  • 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

    Photo 1016049103 contributed by Russ Padden,
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    1016049103    		 218k LCT(6)-554 being launching from USS LST-491 at Okinawa, 15 June 1945 Photo 1016049103 contributed by Russ Padden
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