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Landing Craft Tank
LCT-240 / LCT-2240


LCT-240 was transferred under terms of the Lend-Lease Act to the United Kingdom
Landing Craft Tank (Mark 5):
  • Laid down (date unknown) at Pidgeon-Thomas Iron Co. Memphis, TN.
  • Launched (date unknown)
  • Delivered and transferred to the United Kingdom, under the Lend-Lease program for service, redesignated HM LCT-2240
  • Struck from the Naval Register (date unknown)
  • Final Disposition, fate 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-240 38k LCT-2240 moored outboard of LCT-2011 in The Netherlands, location and date. Courtesy Otto Bram
    There is no DANFS history record for LCT-240 / LCT-2240 available at NavSource
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    World War II LCT Flotillas
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    Last Updated 13 April 2007