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Landing Craft Tank
LCT(5)-253

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from left to right
American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (1) - World War II Victory Medal
Landing Craft Tank (Mark 5)
  • Laid down, 23 September 1942, at Pidgeon-Thomas Iron Co., Memphis, TN.
  • Launched, 21 October 1942
  • Delivered, 11 November 1942
  • During World War II LCT(5)-253 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater:
    LST Flotilla Three, LT. J. W. Ingham USNR;
     LCT Group Nine, LT. C. P. Reed USNR; and participated in the following campaign:

    Asiatic-Pacific Campaign
    Campaign and Dates
    Gilbert Islands operation, 20 November to 8 December 1943
  • LCT(5) 253 was launched from USS LST 84 in November 1943 at Tarawa
  • During World War II LCT(5)-253 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater, serving in the Gilbert and Marshall Islands
  • LCT(5)-253 earned one battle star for World War II service
  • Final Disposition, lost due to weather during a passage from the Gilbert Islands to Tarawa, 21 January 1945
    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-253
    1018025301    		 182k LCT(5)-253 unloading supplies at Tarawa Atoll in the Gilbert Islands, 22 November 1943.
    TimeLife_image 112235548. by J. R. Everman, Life Magazine. For personal non-commercial use only.    		 David Upton
    There is no history record of LCT(5)-253 available at NavSource
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information Web Sites
    U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log
    Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
    The World War II LCT Flotillas
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