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Lost during amphibious operations off the coast of northern France, June 1944

Landing Craft Tank
LCT-413

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from left to right
American Campaign Medal - Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal (1) - World War II Victory Medal
Landing Craft Tank (Mark 5):
  • Laid down (date unknown) at New York Shipbuilding Corp/, Camden, N.J.
  • Launched (date unknown)
  • Delivered and placed in service (date unknown)
  • During World War II LCT-413 was assigned to the European Theater, LCT Flotillas 18, LCDR. A. Hayes, in command and participated in the:
  • Lost during amphibious operations off the coast of northern France, June 1944
  • Struck from the Naval Register, 19 May 1945
  • Final Disposition sunk off the Normandy beachhead in June 1944
  • LCT-413 earned on battle star for World War II service
    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-149 88k View of "Omaha" Beach following emplacement of the "Gooseberry" breakwater of sunken ships, circa mid-June 1944. Construction operations are underway in the foreground, with two bulldozers at work. The old British battleship Centurion, sunk as part of the breakwater, is visible in the center. Landing craft present at or near the shoreline include (from center to left): LCT-149; British LCT-2043 (marked "U.S."); British LCT-1024; LCT-413 and LCT-611. The British LCT-1024 is somewhat off shore, in the right center, headed toward the right. This view forms the left half of a panorama.
    US National Archives photo # 80-G-258260 a US Navy photo now in the collections of the US National Archives.    		 US Naval Historical Center web site
    There is no DANFS history available for LCT-413 at Navsource
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    World War II LCT Flotillas
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