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Landing Craft Tank
LCT(5)-20

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons


Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row -Combat Action Ribbon (retroactive 6 June 1944)
Bottom Row - American Campaign Medal - Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal (3) - World War II Victory Medal
Landing Craft Tank (Mark 5):
  • Laid down, 16 August 1942, at Manitowoc Shipbuilding Co. Manitowoc, WI.
  • Launched, 9 September 1942
  • Delivered and placed in service, 30 September 1942
  • During World War II LCT-20 was assigned to the Europe-Africa-Middle East Theater:
    LCT Flotilla Ten and LCT Flotilla Eighteen;
    LCT Group Fifty-Two and participated in the following campaigns:

    Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaigns
    Campaign and Dates Campaign and Dates
    Sicilian occupation 9 to 15 July 1943 (Flotilla 10) Invasion of Normandy 6 to 25 June 1944 (Flotilla 18)
    Transported 2nd Platoon, C Battery 197th AAA AW (SP) Battalion, Platoon Commander LT. Johnson
    Salerno landings 9 to 21 September 1943 (Flotilla 10)  
  • Placed out of service, date unknown
  • Struck from the Naval Register, 25 February 1946
  • LCT(5)-20 earned three battle stars for World War service
  • Sold 25 August 1947
  • Final Disposition, fate unknown
    Specifications:
    Displacement 285 t.(fl)
    Length 114' 2" (o.a.)
    Beam 32' 8"
    Draft
    limiting 3' 6"
    max.navigational 3' 6"
    Speed 10 kts.
    Range 700 nautical miles at 7 kts.
    Complement
    1 officer
    10 enlisted
    Cargo Capacity 150 short tons
    Armament
    two single 20mm AA gun mounts
    two .50 cal. machine guns
    Armor
    wheelhouse 2 1/2"
    gun shields 2"
    Fuel Capacity Diesel 80 Bbls
    Propulsion
    three Grey Marine 6-71 Diesel engines
    one Diesel-drive 20Kw 120V. D.C. Ships' service generator
    three propellers, 675shp
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    LCT(5)-20 31k LCT(5)-20 underway with five tanks in the well deck, date and location unknown WWII LCT web site
    LCT-199 126k From left to right; LCT(5)-199, LCT(5)-195 and LCT(5)-20 at Portland, Dorset while loading for the Invasion of Normandy, 5 June 1944. Embarked in LCT(5)-199 is the 2nd Platoon A Battery 197th AAA AW (SP) Battalion while 1st Platoon command track backs onto LCT(5)-195. LCT(5)-20 (far right) is loaded w/2nd Platoon of C Battery.
    Photo #PL25481 courtesy Imperial War Museum    		 Photo contributed by Robert Hurst, Caption contributed by Pat Lewis.
    There is no history record for LCT(5)-20 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 23 March 2018