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Landing Craft Tank
LCT(6)-1175

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from left to right
American Campaign Medal (1) - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal
Landing Craft Tank (Mark 6):
  • Laid down, 8 June 1944, at Bison Shipbuilding Corp, North Tonawanda, N.Y.
  • Launched, 17 June 1944
  • Delivered and placed in service, 22 June 1944
  • During World War II LCT-1175 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater:
    LCT Flotilla Forty-Three;
     LCT Group One Hundred Twenty-Nine and participated in the following campaign:

    Asiatic-Pacific Campaign
    Campaign and Dates
    Okinawa Gunto operation
    Assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto, 1 April to 30 June 1945

  • LCT(6)-1175 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 the atomic bomb tests at Bikini Atoll in July 1946
  • Placed out of service, date unknown
  • Struck From the Naval Register, date unknown
  • LCT(6)-1175 earned one battle star for World War II service
  • Final Disposition, sunk at Bikini Atoll by the Test Baker shot, 25 July 1946
    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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    LSM-220
    101422001    		 9560k LCT's unloading at Yellow Beach, Okinawa, 13 April 1945. From left to right;
    LCT-1415,
    LCT-1175,
    LCT-1265 and
    LCT-1049.
    With USS LSM-220,
    USS LST-1000 and
    LCT-418 standing off the beach and in the middle distance in the center
    USS LSM-84 and
    USS SC-1281 are just visible.
    US National Archives Identifier 205586456 Local ID 26-G-4426, US Coast Guard photo # 4426.    		 David Upton
    There is no DANFS history for LCT(6)-1175 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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