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Landing Craft Tank
LCT-1443

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, 21 September 1944, at Bison Shipbuilding Corp, North Tonawanda, N.Y.
  • Launched, 30 September 1944
  • Delivered, 5 October 1944
  • Out of service, date unknown
  • Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown
  • Registered in 1947 by Fritiof Leander Ekholm of Kodiak, Alaska as the 188-ton fishing boat Cape Douglas, homeported, Juneau
  • Registered in 1948 by the Cape Douglas Canning Corp., False Pass, Alaska as the 188-ton fishing boat Cape Douglas, homeported, Juneau, (IRCS - WB 4810)
  • Registered in 1954 by P.E. Harris Co., Inc., False Pass, Alaska as the 188-ton fishing boat Cape Douglas, homeported, Juneau, call sign WB 4810.
  • Registered in 1961 by Darlo D. Dayton, Box 232, Kodiak, Alaska, as the 148-ton fishing boat ,i>Cape Douglas, homeported, Juneau, Alaska
  • Registered in 1976 by Cape Douglas, Inc., 540 L.Str., Anchorage, Alaska as the 149-ton fishing boat Cape Douglas, homeported, Juneau, Alaska
  • Registered in 1989 by the DDD Corp., Box 556, Kodiak, Alaska, as the 148-ton fishing boat Cape Douglas, homeported at Juneau, Alaska, (IRCS - WB19162)
  • Current disposition registered by North Bay Corp., Box 8577, as the 149-ton fishing boat Cape Douglas, (IRCS WB251821), ON252821
    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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    LCT-1443
    1018144301    		 757k The fishing vessel Cape Douglas (Ex-LCT(6)-1443) approaching the shore at a location in Alaska, date unknown.
    Photo and history from "World War II U.S. Navy Vessels in Private Hands", By Greg H, Williams, McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, Jefferson North Carolina and London. ISBN 978-0-7864-6645-0     		Robert Hurst
    There is no DANFS history record for LCT-1443 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 9 September 2022