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LCU-789 (US Army)
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 LCT(6)-789 (US Navy)

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons



Precedence of awards is from left to right
Top Row - American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal
Second Row - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp) - World War II Victory Medal - National Defense Service Medal
Third Row - Korean Service Medal - United Nations Service Medal - Philippines Liberation Medal
Landing Craft Tank (Mark 6):
  • Laid down, 11 March 1944, at Mount Vernon Bridge Co., Mount Vernon, OH.
  • Launched, 31 March 1944
  • Delivered, 31 March 1944
  • Placed in service, date unknown
  • During World War II LCT(6)-789 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater:
    LCT Flotilla Twenty-Four, LCDR. F. Carmondy:
    LCT Group Seventy at New Guinea and the Philippines
  • Following World War II LCT(6)-789 was assigned to Occupation service in the Far East from 2 September 1945 to 18 March 1946
  • Placed out of service, date unknown
  • Struck from the Naval Register
  • Transferred to US Army custody for service at Inchon Korea, 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-1 184k US Army LCU-789 moored to a barge attached to the shore due to the tides being so low, Inchon Korea harbor, March 1954. Jerry Damico
    There is no history for LCT(6)-789 available 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
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    Last Updated 14 December 2018