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Landing Craft Tank
LCT(6)-1113

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from left to right
American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal
Landing Craft Tank (Mark 6):
  • Laid down, 25 May 1944, at Pidgeon-Thomas Iron Co., Memphis, TN.
  • Launched, 23 June 1944
  • Delivered and placed in service, 7 July 1944, ENS. W. J. Rompp, USNR, Officer in Charge (May 1945)
  • During World War II LCT(6)-1113 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater:
    LCT Flotilla Thirty-Three, LCDR. F. M. Wiseman USNR
     LST Group Ninety-Nine, LT. S. D. Osman USNR
  • LCT(6)-1113 was assigned to Joint Task Force 1, Task Unit 1.2.5 (Target Vessels - Landing Craft Units - LCT Group 15 (LCT GRU 15) for Operation Crossroads the atomic bomb tests at Bikini Atoll in July 1946
  • Placed out of service, date unknown
  • Struck From the Naval Register, date unknown
  • Final Disposition, scuttled off Kwajalein Atoll in June 1947
    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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    1018111301    		 267k LCT(6)-1113 was assigned to Joint Task Force 1, Task Unit 1.2.5 (Target Vessels - Landing Craft Units - LCT Group 21 (LCT GRU 21) for Operation Crossroads at Bikini Atoll, 10 July 1946.
    Select frames from a short film named "Op. Crossroads Target Ships -Bikini Atoll. Department of the Navy. National Archives ID 81142. Local ID 428-NPC-18607.    		 David Upton
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    There is no DANFS history for LCT(6)-1113 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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