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Landing Craft Tank
LCT(6)-943

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from left to right
American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (2) - World War II Victory Medal
Landing Craft Tank (Mark 6):
  • Laid down, 30 September 1943, at Navy Yard Mare Island, Vallejo, CA.
  • Launched, 6 December 1943
  • Delivered, 11 December 1943
  • Placed in service, date unknown, ENS. Keith Manary USNR Officer in Charge
  • During World War II LCT(6)-943 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater:
    LCT Flotilla Eight;
     LCT Group Twenty-Four and participated in the following campaigns:

    Asiatic-Pacific Campaigns
    Campaign and Dates Campaign and Dates
    Hollandia operation, 28 April to 1 June 1944 Western New Guinea operations
    Noernfoor Island operation, 2 to 23 July 1944
    Morotai landings, 15 September 1944

  • Placed out of service, date unknown
  • Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown
  • LCT(6)-943 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
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    LST-204
    1016020405    		 389k LCT(5)-943 is a distant far left as a DUKW engaged in ferrying supplies to American troops ashore at Noemfoor Island approaches the ramp of USS LST-204 to take on another load. Only the smaller vessels could approach the island's shallow water reefs, July-August 1944.
    US National Archives Identifier 205586229, Local Identifier 26-G-2606, U.S. Coast Guard Photo # 26-G-2606.    		 David Upton
    There is no history for LCT(6)-943 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 21 May 2021