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Landing Craft Utility - LSU-990
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 Landing Craft Tank - LCT(6)-990 (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 (2)- World War II Victory Medal
Second Row - National Defense Service Medal - Philippines Presidential Unit Citation - Philippines Liberation Medal (1)
Third Row - Korean Service Medal - United Nations Service Medal - Republic of Korea War Service Medal
Landing Craft Tank (Mark 6):
  • Laid down, 26 November 1943, at Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, CA.
  • Launched, 30 January 1944
  • Delivered, 1 February 1944
  • Placed in service, date unknown
  • During World War II LCT(6)-990 was assigned to Asiatic Pacific Theater and participated in the following campaigns:

    Asiatic-Pacific Campaign
    Campaign and Dates Campaign and Dates
    Leyte operation
    Leyte landings, 20 October 1944     		Borneo operations
    Balikpapan operation, 26 June to 7 July 1945
  • Placed out of service, date unknown
  • Redesignated Landing Ship Utility LSU-990 in 1949
  • Re-activated for Korean War service, date unknown
  • 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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    LCT-990 66k LSU-990 at Inchon while moored to a float alongside Union (AKA-106) while boarding British troops as they disembark. Union transported the troops from Hong Kong in late December 1951. Don Garner
    LCT-990 54k LSU-990 at Inchon while moored to a float alongside Union (AKA-106) while boarding British troops as they disembark. Union transported the troops from Hong Kong in late December 1951. Don Garner
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    Crew Contact And Reunion Information Web Sites
    U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log
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    World War II LCT Flotillas
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    Last Updated 13 June 2019