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Landing Craft Tank
LCT(6)-1216

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from left to right
American Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal
Landing Craft Tank (Mark 6):
  • Laid down, 9 August 1944, at Bison Shipbuilding Corp, North Tonawanda, N.Y.
  • Launched, 16 August 1944
  • Delivered, 23 August 1944
  • Placed in service, date unknown, ENS. C. P. Graham, USNR, officer in charge
  • During World War II LCT(6)-1216 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater:
    LCT Flotilla Thirty-Five, LCDR. W. C. Margetts USNR;
     LCT Group One Hundred Five, LT. G. H. Feldman USNR,
  • Placed out of service, date unknown
  • Decommissioned, date unknown
  • Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown
  • Transferred to the Maritime Commission, 9 July 1947 for disposal
  • Sold in 1947, documented MV Freeport Sulphur No. 203, Official Number 253343
  • 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-880 163k USS LST-880 outbound to sea with LCT(6)-1216 loaded on the main deck, date and location unknown.
    US Navy photo.    		 Jim Kurrasch
    Battleship Iowa Pacific Battleship Center
    There is no history for LCT(6)-1216 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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    Last Updated 16 August 2019