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Lost to enemy action, 6 June 1944 at Normandy

Landing Craft Tank
LCT(A)-2040
 ex
 HM LCT-2040
LCT(5)-40

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 (1) - World War II Victory Medal

LCT(5)-40 was Lend-Lease to the UK and Reverse Lend-Lease back to the US
Landing Craft Tank (Mark 5):
  • Laid down, 22 June 1942, at Kansas City Structural Steel Co., Kansas City, KS.
  • Launched, 13 August 1942
  • Delivered, 29 August 1942
  • Transferred, 20 September 1942, to the United Kingdom, under the Lend-Lease program, redesignated HM LCT-2040
  • Armor plating added in early 1944 in the United Kingdom prior to Reverse Lend-Lease to the US Navy, redesignated LCT(A)-2040
  • During World War II LCT(A)-2040 was assigned to the Europe-Africa-Middle East Theater and participated in the following campaign:

    Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaign
    Campaign and Dates
    Invasion of Normandy (LCT Gunfire Support Group), 6 June 1944
  • Lost to enemy action, 6 June 1944, during the invasion of Normandy
  • Placed out of service, date unknown
  • Struck from the US Naval Register, 13 November 1944
  • LCT(A)-2040 earned one battle star for World War II service
  • 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-40
    1018004004    		 401k LCT(5)-40 on the builder's ways at Kansas City Structural Steel Co., Kansas City, KS. circa June - August 1942.
    General Photographs of the Bureau of Ships, 1914-1946; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M1222, 112 rolls); Records of the Bureau of Ships, Record Group 19; National Archives, Washington, D.C.     		David Upton
    LCT-40
    1018004003    		 473k
    LCT-40
    1018004002    		 350k LCT(5)-40 tied up on the Missouri River at her builders yard, Kansas City Structural Steel Co., Kansas City, KS. in August 1942.
    General Photographs of the Bureau of Ships, 1914-1946; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M1222, 112 rolls); Records of the Bureau of Ships, Record Group 19; National Archives, Washington, D.C.     		David Upton
    LCT-40
    1018004001    		 393k LCT(5)-40 underway, probably for builder trials, on the Missouri River near her builders yard, Kansas City Structural Steel Co., Kansas City, KS. in August 1942.
    General Photographs of the Bureau of Ships, 1914-1946; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M1222, 112 rolls); Records of the Bureau of Ships, Record Group 19; National Archives, Washington, D.C.     		David Upton
    LCT-42
    1018004205    		 367k LCT(5)-40 and LCT(5)-42 underway on the Missouri River near their builder's yard, Kansas City Structural Steel Co., Kansas City, KS. in August 1942.
    General Photographs of the Bureau of Ships, 1914-1946; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M1222, 112 rolls); Records of the Bureau of Ships, Record Group 19; National Archives, Washington, D.C.     		David Upton
    There is no history record for LCT(5)-40 / LCT(A)-2040 available at NavSource
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