Please Report Any Broken Links Or Trouble You Might Come Across To The Webmaster.
Please Take A Moment To Let Us Know So That We Can Correct Any Problems And Make Your Visit As Enjoyable And As Informative As Possible.

NavSource Online: Amphibious Photo Archive

Landing Craft Tank
LCT(6)-1328

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons


Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - American Campaign Medal
Bottom Row - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (1) - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp)
Landing Craft Tank (Mark 6):
  • Laid down, 20 May 1944 at Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, CA.
  • Launched, 24 July 1944
  • Delivered, 25 July 1944
  • Placed in service, date unknown
  • During World War II LCT-1328 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater:
    LCT Flotilla Sixteen;
     LCT Group Forty-Six and participated in the following campaign:

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

  • Following World War II LCT(6)-1328 was assigned to Occupation Duty in the Far East from 2 September 1945 to 25 May 1947
  • Placed out of service, date unknown
  • Struck from the Naval Service, date unknown
  • LCT(6)-1328 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
    Click On Image
    For Full Size Image    		 Size Image Description Contributed
    By
    LCT-1318
    1018131802    		 448k LCT-1318 onboard USS LST-390 and beyond USS LST-390 is LCT-1328 is onboard USS LST-70 plus an unknown LCT, 23 February 1945, Red Beach, Iwo Jima. LCT-1328 took a Japanese 40mm sized round and was damaged while onboard USS LST-70..
    COMTASKFOR 51 Photographic report of the Iwo Jima, Bonin Is. Operation page 46. NARA catalog ID 4697018    		 David Upton
    There is no DANFS history for LCT(6)-1328 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
    Back to the Navsource Photo Archives Main Page Back To The Amphibious Ship Type Index Back To The Landing Craft Tank (LCT) Photo Index
    Comments, Suggestions, E-mail Webmaster.
    This page is created and maintained by Gary P. Priolo
    All pages copyright NavSource Naval History
    Last Updated 16 February 2024