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Landing Craft Tank
LCT(5)-66

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from left to right
American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (2) - World War II Victory Medal
Landing Craft Tank (Mark 5):
  • Laid down, 15 October 1942, at Kansas City Structural Steel Co. Kansas City, KS.
  • Delivered in three section, 30 October 1942, for trans-shipping to Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, CA. for assembly
  • Launched and placed in service at Mare Island Navy Yard, 13 November 1942
  • During World War II LCT(5)-66 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater:
    LCT Flotilla Five, LCDR Paul A. Wells;
     LCT Group Thirteen;
     LCT Division Twenty Six; and participated in the following campaigns:

    Asiatic-Pacific Campaigns
    Campaign and Dates Campaign and Dates
    New Georgia Group operation
    New Georgia-Rendova-Vangunu occupation, 20 June to 5 October 1943     		Treasury-Bougainville operation
    Occupation and defense of Cape Torokina, 1 November to 15 December 1943

  • Sunk at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, 12 April 1945
  • Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown
  • LCT(5)-66 earned two 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. Ships' service generator
    three propellers, 675shp
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    LCT-66
    1018006601    		 93k LCT(5)-66 moving into position to marry up to USS LST-927 at Parang, Mindanao, Philippines, 18 April 1945.
    Frames from the film "LST BEING UNLOADED AT SEA BECAUSE OF MUDDY BEACHES, PARANG, MINDANAO, PHILIPPINE ISLANDS ; 41ST RECONNAISSANCE TROOPS AT ZAMBOANGA, MINDANAO, PHILIPPINE ISLANDS ; BEACHHEAD SCENES OF 163RD INFANTRY REGIMENT, 41ST INFANTRY DIVISION, LANDING ON JOLO ISLANDS, SULU ARCHIPELAGO, PHILIPPINE ISLANDS" National Archives ID 17932. Local ID 111-ADC-4130. Dept. of the Army. Ref. COMTASK-GROUP 76.10 - Rep of the invasions & resupply of Sanga Sanga & Jolo Is, Sulu Archipelago, Philippines 4/2-11/45- National Archives.    		 David Upton
    LCT-66
    1018006602    		 110k
    LCT-66
    1018006603    		 118k
    LST-927
    1016092703    		 175k USS LST-927 married up to LCT(5)-66 at Parang, Mindanao, Philippines, 18 April 1945.
    Frames from the film "LST BEING UNLOADED AT SEA BECAUSE OF MUDDY BEACHES, PARANG, MINDANAO, PHILIPPINE ISLANDS ; 41ST RECONNAISSANCE TROOPS AT ZAMBOANGA, MINDANAO, PHILIPPINE ISLANDS ; BEACHHEAD SCENES OF 163RD INFANTRY REGIMENT, 41ST INFANTRY DIVISION, LANDING ON JOLO ISLANDS, SULU ARCHIPELAGO, PHILIPPINE ISLANDS" National Archives ID 17932. Local ID 111-ADC-4130. Dept. of the Army. Ref. COMTASK-GROUP 76.10 - Rep of the invasions & resupply of Sanga Sanga & Jolo Is, Sulu Archipelago, Philippines 4/2-11/45- National Archives.     		David Upton
    LST-927
    1016092704    		 148k
    There is no history record for LCT(5)-66 available at NavSource
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    World War II LCT Flotillas
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