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Lost to enemy action, 6 June 1944

Landing Craft Tank
LCT-25

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - Combat Action Ribbon (retroactive, 6JUN44)
Bottom Row - American Campaign Medal - Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal (3)- World War II Victory Medal

Landing Craft Tank (Mark 5):

Laid down (date unknown) at Manitowoc Shipbuilding Co., Manitowoc WI.

Launched (date unknown)

Delivered and placed in service (date unknown)

During World War II LCT-25 was assigned to the European Theater, Flotillas 10 and 18 and participated in the:

Sicilian occupation, 10 July 1943 (Flotilla 10)
Salerno landings, 9 September 1943 (Flotilla 10)
Invasion of Normandy, 6 June 1944 (Flotilla 18)
At the Invasion of Normandy LCT-25 carried half-tracks equipped with a 37mm cannon and twin 50 cal.
machine guns. As the ramp was dropped and the first half-track exited, it was instantly hit, probably by
shell fire and blew-up setting the other half-tracks and LCT-25 on fire. On + one a number of badly
burned bodies were observed lying on the deck.
(Eyewitness account)

Struck from the Naval Register 30 March 1945

LCT-25 earned three battle stars for World War II service

Specifications:
Displacement 286 short tons
Length 114' 2" (ovl.)
Beam 32' 8"
Draft 3'
Speed 10 kts.
Range 700 nautical miles at 7 kts.
Complement 13
Cargo Capacity 150 short tons
Armament 1 single 20mm AA gun mount, 2 .50 cal. machine guns
Armor 2 1/2" wheelhouse, 2" gun shield
Propulsion 3 Grey Marine Diesels, 3 propellers, Shaft horsepower 675 per shaft

Size	Image Description	Contributed By
40k	*LCT-25* underway off Gela, Sicily, July 1943.	Photo by Forrest B. Selman, LCT-311.
50k	*LCT-25* beached and off loading equipment, date and place unknown.	.
29k	hulk of *LCT-25* at Normandy, circa June 1944	John H. Kellers GM3/c USS LCT-539

There is no DANFS history for LCT-25 available at Navsource

Crew Contact And Reunion Information Web Sites
U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation
Fleet Reserve Association

Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
The World War II LCT Flotillas

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Last Updated 21 October 2005

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Landing Craft TankLCT-25

Landing Craft Tank
LCT-25