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Landing Craft Tank
LCT-1213

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, 4 August 1944, at Bison Shipbuilding Corp, North Tonawanda, N.Y.
  • Launched, 13 August 1944
  • Delivered, 17 August 1944
  • LCT-1213 was loaded in sections aboard USS LST-946 at New York, 22 November 1944 and off loaded, 9 January 1945, at Pearl Harbor, T.H. and assembled in West Loch and placed in service
  • During World War II LCT-1213 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater
  • Placed out of service, 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 5'; (max)
    Speed 10 kts.
    Range 700 nautical miles at 7 kts.
    Complement 14
    Cargo Capacity 150 short tons
    Armament 2 single 20mm AA gun mounts, 4 .50 cal. machine guns
    Armor 20lbs wheelhouse, 10lbs gun shield
    Propulsion 3 Gray Marine Diesels, 3 propellers, Shaft horsepower 225 per shaft
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    Tutuila 40k LCT-1213 along with
    USS LCI(R)-705
    USS LCI(M)-802
    USS LCI(M)-803
    USS LCI(R)-647 and an unidentified vessel alongside USS Tutuila (ARG-4), date and location unknown.    		 Russ Padden
    There is no DANFS history for LCT-1213 available at Navsource
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information Web Sites
    U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log
    Fleet Reserve Association
    Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
    World War II LCT Flotillas
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    Last Updated 2 July 2010