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Landing Craft Tank
LCT-1455
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 October 1944, at Bison Ship Building Corp., Buffalo, N.Y.
Launched, 18 October 1944
Delivered, 22 October 1944
Out of service, date unknown
Struck from the Naval Register, 1957
Final Disposition, date 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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LCT(6)-1455 underway in San Francisco Bay, date unknown. |
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There is no DANFS history record for LCT(6)-1455 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 7 January 2022
