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Landing Craft Tank
LCT(6)-1062

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from left to right
American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (1) - World War II Victory Medal
Landing Craft Tank (Mark 6):
  • Laid down, 27 January 1944, at Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, CA.
  • Launched, 24 March 1944
  • Delivered and placed in service, 25 March 1944, ENS. W. E. Scott USN, Officer-in-Charge (May 1945)
  • During World War II LCT(6)-1062 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater:
    LCT Flotilla Thirteen, LCDR. L. L. Tower, USN (21);
     LCT Group Thirty-Eight, LT. K. R. A. Gross, USNR;
     LCT Division Seventy-Five and participated in the following campaigns:

    Asiatic-Pacific Campaign
    Campaign and Dates
    Marianas operation
    Capture and occupation of Saipan, 15 June to 20 July 1944
    Capture and occupation of Guam, 21 July to 15 August 1944

  • Placed out of service, date unknown
  • Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown
  • LCT(6)-1062 earned one battle star 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-205
    1016020529    		 257k LCT(6)-1062 being launched by USS LST-205 at Saipan, Marianas Islands, 20 June 1944.
    US National Archives Identifier 193831526, US Army Air Corps photo # 63665A.C., now in the collections of the U.S. National Archives    		 Photo David Upton
    Caption Ronald Swanson
    There is DANFS history available for LCT(6)-1062 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 2 December 2022