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Lost due to grounding off Normandy 6 June 1944

Landing Craft Tank
LCT(5)-27

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, Normandy)
Bottom Row - American Campaign Medal - Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal (4) - World War II Victory Medal
Landing Craft Tank (Mark 5) Class:
  • Laid down, 3 September 1942, at Manitowoc Ship Building Co., Manitowoc WI.
  • Launched 8 October 1942
  • Delivered, 14 October 1942
  • Placed in service, date unknown
  • During World War II LCT(5)-27 was assigned to the Europe-Africa-Middle East Theater LCT Flotillas Ten and LCT Flotilla Eighteen, LCDR A. Hayes, and participated in the following campaigns:

    Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaigns
    Campaign and Dates Campaign and Dates
    North African occupation (Flotilla 10)
    Tunisian operations, 8 November 1942 to 9 July 1943     		Salerno landings 9 September 1943 (Flotilla 10)
    Sicilian occupation 10 July 1943 (Flotilla 10) Invasion of Normandy 6 June 1944 (Flotilla 18)

  • LCT(5)-27 carried the 467th AAAW Bn at Normandy
  • Lost due to grounding off the Normandy beachhead, 6 June 1944
    LCT(5)-27 lost her starboard screw, and then was damaged by gunfire while attempting to beach at Dog Green, Omaha Beach. She was towed off the beach by LCT(6)-535 to a repair tug, but the tug was called away. LCT(5)-207 then attempted to tow LCT(5)-27 to the beach, but the badly damaged LCT capsized within 1500 yards of the beach with loss of all vehicles. Refloated by USS Bannock (ATF-81), 9 July 1944, and sunk in 66' of water in Baie de Seine (49-24-50N 000-49-45W)
  • Struck from the Naval Register, 14 October 1944
  • LCT(5)-27 earned four battle stars for World War II service
    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. Ship's service generator
    three propellers, 675shp
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    For Full Size Image    		 Size Image Description Contributed
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    LCT-27 71k LCT(5)-27 beached at Licata, Sicily, July 1943. © Wide World, 1966 Joe Radigan MACM USN Ret
    LCT-27
    1018002702    		 320k LCT(5)-27 off the Salerno Italy beachhead, September 1943.
    Frame from a short film named "Invasion Force and Action, Off Salerno, Italy" National Archives ID 16475. Local ID 111-ADC-2671. Department of the Army    		 David Upton
    LCT-547
    1018054702    		 198k Beyond the bow of the Rhino Ferry, middle from the left; LCT(6)-547, LCT(6)-543, LCT(5)-27 next to two unknown LCTs in Portland Harbor, Weymouth, Dorset, England, 2-5 June.
    TimeLife-image 116712796 by David Scherman, Life Magazine. For personal non-commercial use only.    		 David Upton
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