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Landing Craft Tank
LCT(5)-201

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 (2) - World War II Victory Medal
Landing Craft Tank (Mark 5):
  • Laid down, 10 September 1942, at Bison Shipbuilding Corp, North Tonawanda, N.Y.
  • Launched, 29 September 1942
  • Delivered and placed in service, 4 October 1942
  • During World War II LCT(5)-201 was assigned to the Europe-Africa-Middle East Theater:
    LCT Flotilla Ten; and
     LCT Flotilla Eighteen; LCDR. A Hayes
     LCT Group Fifty-Three, and participated in the following campaigns:

    Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaigns
    Campaign and Dates Campaign and Dates
    Sicilian occupation, 9 to 15 July 1943 (LCT Flotilla 10) Invasion of Normandy - Omaha Beach 6 to 25 June 1944 (LCT Flotilla 18, Group 53)
    Transported 1st Platoon, A Battery 197th AAA AW (SP) Battalion, Platoon Commander LT. Alarcon
  • Placed out of service, date unknown
  • Struck from the Naval Register, 25 February 1946
  • LCT(5)-201 earned two battle stars for World War II service
  • Delivered, 10 August 1946, to the War Shipping Administration and sold the same day
  • Registered in 1946 by Wallace Groves as the freighter LCT-201 homeported, New York City
  • Registered in 1947 under the British flag
  • 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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    1016031805    		 148k USS LST-318 launching LCT-201 date and location unknown. Rick Davis
    There is no history for LCT(5)-201 available at Navsource
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information Web Sites
    U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log
    Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
    World War II LCT Flotillas
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