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Landing Craft Tank
LCT(6)-737
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, 17 February 1944, at Quincy Barge Builders, Quincy, IL.
Launched, 2 March 1944
Delivered, 30 March 1944
Placed in service, date unknown
During World War II LCT(6)-737 and was assigned 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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USS LST 583 under way with LCT(6)-737 secured to her main deck.
US Navy photo from "Allied Landing Craft of World war Two". |
Robert Hurst |
There is no history available for LCT(6)-737 history at Navsource
Crew Contact And Reunion Information Web Sites
U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log
Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
World War II LCT Flotillas
This page is created and maintained by Gary P. Priolo
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Last Updated 19 October 2018
