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Landing Craft Rocket
LCT(R)-439

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from left to right
Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal - (2) World War II Victory Medal
Landing Craft Tank (Mark 3) (Modified):
  • Laid down, date unknown, in Belfast, Northen Ireland
  • Launched, date unknown
  • Assigned to the US Navy under the Lend-lease agreement, date unknown
  • Placed in service as LCT(R)-439, 22 April 1944, LTjg. Elmer H Mahlin, USNR, Officer in Charge
  • During World War II LCT(R)-439 was assigned to the Europe-Africa Middle East Theater and participated in the following campaigns:

    Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaign
    Campaign and Dates Campaign and Dates
    Invasion of Normandy, 6 to 25 June 1944 Invasion of Southern France, 15 to 16 August 1944
  • Returned to the Royal Navy, 4 October 1944,at Messina, Italy
  • Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown
  • Final Disposition, fate unknown
  • LCT(R)-439 earned two battle stars for World War II service
    Specifications:
    Displacement 556 t.
    Length 192'
    Beam 31'
    Draft 2' 9" fwd, 5' aft
    Speed 11½ kts.
    Complement, 2 officers
    LTjg. E.H. Mahlin Commanding Officer
    ENS. G.F. Fortune Executive Officer
    17 enlisted
    Armor 20-lb. DIHT protective plating or 2.5" plastic to bridge and gun deck
    Armament
    Rocket Battery, 792 or 1080 5-inch rockets in rows of six.
    Fuel Capacity 40 tons Diesel oil
    Endurance 2,000 mi @ 10 kts
    Propulsion
    two Paxman 500hp Diesel engines
    two shafts
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    LCT(R)-439
    1020043902    		 38k LCT(R)-439, crew photo. Stewart J. Mahlin, courtesy Combined Operations
    LCT(R)-439
    1020043903    		 31k LCT(R)-439 drydocked, date and location unknown, with the racks of rocket holders clearly visible.
    Courtesy Becky Kornegay, whose father, Quaver Stone Stroud, served on the craft.]    		 Stewart J. Mahlin, courtesy Combined Operations
    LCT(R)-439
    1020043905    		 36k LCT(R)-439 underway with the racks of rocket holders clearly visible.
    Courtesy Becky Kornegay, whose father, Quaver Stone Stroud, served on the craft.]    		 Stewart J. Mahlin, courtesy Combined Operations
    LCT(R)-439
    1020043904    		 28k LCT(R)-439 in convoy in the English Channel enroute the Normandy Beachhead, 4 July 1944.
    Courtesy Becky Kornegay, whose father, Quaver Stone Stroud, served on the craft.]    		 Stewart J. Mahlin, courtesy Combined Operations
    There is no history record for LCT(R)-439 available at NavSource
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information Web Sites
    U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log
    Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
    Combined Operations LCT(R)-439
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