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Landing Craft Tank
LCT-71

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from left to right
American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal
Landing Craft Tank (Mark 5):
  • Laid down in October 1942 at Kansas City Structural Steel Co., Kansas City, KS.
  • Launched in October 1942
  • Delivered and placed in service in November 1942
  • During World War II LCT-71 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater, LCT Flotilla 3 and served in the Aleutian Islands at Kiska Island during the re-occupation in the summer 1943
  • Lost due to grounding in the Gulf of Alaska, 11 September 1943
  • Struck from the Naval Register (date unknown)
    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
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    LCT-71 47k LCT-71 and LCT-320 unloading across the beach at Kiska Island in the Aleutians, summer 1943. WWII LCT web site
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