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Landing Craft Tank
LCT(5)-258

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from left to right
American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (2) - World War II Victory Medal
Landing Craft Tank (Mark 5):
  • Laid down, 2 October 1942, at Pidgeon-Thomas Iron Co. Memphis, TN.
  • Launched, 2 November 1942
  • Delivered and placed in service, 27 November 1942, ENS. R.W. Rahe USNR Officer in Charge (May 1945)
  • During World War II LCT(5)-258 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater:
    LCT Flotilla Thirteen,
     LCT Group Thirty-Seven
    , LCT Division Seventy-Four and participated in the following campaigns:

    Asiatic-Pacific Campaigns
    Campaign and Dates Campaign and Dates
    Marianas operation
    Capture and occupation of Saipan, 11 June to 10 August 1944
    Capture and occupation of Guam, 12 July to 15 August 1944     		Tinian capture and occupation
    24 July to 1 August 1944
  • Placed out of service, date unknown
  • LCT(5)-258 earned two 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. Ship's service generator
    three propellers, 675shp
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    LST-218
    1016021805    		 157k USS LST-218 underway with LCT(5)-258 loaded on her main deck during the Marinas Operation. LCT(5)-258 was offloaded on 21 June 1944 off Saipan.
    LCT Group 37 6/1/44 to 7/31/44 War Diary page 2, U.S. National Archives, U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command photo # NH 92702.    		 David Upton
    There is no history record for LCT(5)-258 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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    Last Updated 21 January 2022