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Landing Craft Utility - LCU-868
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 Landing Craft Ship - LSU-868 (1949 - 1956)
 Landing Craft Tank - LCT(6)-868 (1944 - 1949)

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons


Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal
Bottom Row - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp) - National Defense Service Medal - Philippines Liberation Medal
Landing Craft Tank (Mark 6):
  • Laid down, 16 February 1944, at Darby Products of Steel Plate Corp., Kansas City, KS.
  • Launched, 16 March 1944
  • Delivered, 24 March 1944
  • Placed in service, date unknown
  • During World War II LCT(6)-868 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater:
    LCT Flotilla Twenty-Four, LCDR F. Carmondy
     LCT Group Seventy-One at New Guinea, the Philippines and Okinawa
  • Following World War II LCT(6)-868 was assigned to Occupation service from 8 September 1945 to 2 April 1946
  • Placed out of service, 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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    Crew Contact And Reunion Information Web Sites
    U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log
    Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
    Video of LCU 868 and LCU 1109 Okinawa, 1953 contributed by Donn Cuson
    World War II LCT Flotillas
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    Last Updated 1 February 2019