Please Report Any Broken Links Or Trouble You Might Come Across To The Webmaster.
Please Take A Moment To Let Us Know So That We Can Correct Any Problems And Make Your Visit As Enjoyable And As Informative As Possible.

NavSource Online: Amphibious Photo Archive

Landing Craft Tank
LCT(5)-256

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from left to right
American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (3) - World War II Victory Medal
Landing Craft Tank (Mark 5):
  • Laid down, 30 September 1942, at Pidgeon-Thomas Iron Co., Memphis, TN.
  • Launched, 28 October 1942
  • Delivered, 21 November 1942
  • Placed in service, date unknown, ENS. J. C. Kistenmacher, USNR, Officer in Charge
  • During World War II LCT(5)-256 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater:
    LCT Flotilla Three, LT. J. W. Ingham, USNR;
     LCT Group Eight, LT. J. W. Beane, USNR; and participated in the following campaigns:

    Asiatic-Pacific Campaigns
    Campaign and Dates Campaign and Dates
    Gilbert Islands operation
    Assault and occupation of Tarawa, 21 November to 8 December 1943     		Western New Guinea operations
    Noemfoor Island operation, 16 to 21 July 1944
    Bismarck Archipelago operation
    Arawe, New Britain, 12 to 14 and 17 to 19 February 1944     		 
  • Placed out of service, date unknown
  • Struck from the Naval Register, 19 December 1945
  • LCT(5)-256 earned three battle stars for World War II service
  • 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
    Click On Image
    For Full Size Image    		 Size Image Description Contributed
    By
    LCT-256
    1018025601    		 314k LCT(5)-256 making fast to starboard side aft of USS Saginaw Bay (CVE-82), 20 July 1944, at Eniwetok Atoll, Marshall Islands.
    National Archives photo # 80-G-334999 a US Navy photo now in the collections of the US National Archives.    		 Ron Swanson and David Wright
    LCT-256 79k LCT(5)-256 with a gasoline lighter alongside USS Intrepid (CV-11), date and location unknown.
    US Navy photo from DANFS    		 Joe Radigan MACM USN Ret.
    There is no history record for LCT(5)-256 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
    Back To The Navsource Photo Archives Main Page Back To The Amphibious Ship Type Index Back To The Landing Craft Tank (LCT) Photo Index
    Comments, Suggestions, E-mail Webmaster.
    This page is created and maintained by Gary P. Priolo
    All pages copyright NavSource Naval History
    Last Updated 4 October 2022