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Landing Craft Tank
LCT-159

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, 16 September 1942, at Quincy Barge Builders, Quincy, IL.
  • Delivered, 29 September 1942, in three sections for trans-shipping to Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, CA.
  • Assembled, launched and placed in service at Mare Island Navy Yard, 15 October 1942
  • During World War II LCT-159 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater LCT Flotilla 5 Group 13 Division 25, LCDR Paul A. Wells, in command
  • During World War II LCT-159 saw service at:
    Wewak, New Guinea
  • Placed out of service (date unknown)
  • Final Disposition, fate unknown
    Specifications:
    Displacement 286 short tons
    Length 114' 2" (o.a.)
    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-159 186k LCT-159 being launched at Mare Island Navy Yard, 15 October 1942. The yard used its' 150 ton floating crane, YD-33, to lift the LCT over the building ways caisson into the water. LCTs were assembled on the building ways and as their construction progressed they were moved down the ways and were placed in the water by the floating crane. The yards log indicate that LCT-159 was launched/placed in the water on 15 Oct 1942. Photo from a supplement dated 9 March 1947 issued of the Vallejo Times Herald Darryl Baker
    LCT-159 126k LCT-159 being launched at Mare Island Navy Yard, 15 October 1942 using YD-33 to lift the LCT-159 over the building ways caisson into the water.
    Mare Island Navy Yard photo # 6407-42.    		 Darryl Baker
    LCT-159/482 36k LCT-482 and LCT-159 landing troops, place and date unknown. Richard Fox, WWII Landing Craft Tank web site
    LCT-159/482 82k LCT-482 and LCT-159 landing troops, place and date unknown. Richard Fox, WWII Landing Craft Tank web site
    LCT-159/482 56k LCT-482 and LCT-159 landing troops, place and date unknown. Richard Fox, WWII Landing Craft Tank web site
    LCT-65 27k LCT-159 and LCT-65 beached at Wewak, New Guinea, 18 October 1945, while unloading cargo for the Australian Army from SS Sam Foyle. Australian War Memorial
    There is no DANFS history for LCT-159 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
    World War II LCT Flotillas
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