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Landing Craft Tank
LCT-435 / LCT-2435 / LCT(A)-2435


LCT-435 was Lend-Lease to the UK and Reverse Lend-Lease back to the US
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons


Precedence of awards is from left to right
Top Row - Combat Action Ribbon (retroactive, Normandy)
Bottom Row - American Campaign Medal - Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal (1) - World War II Victory Medal
Landing Craft Tank (Mark 5):
  • Laid down in August 1942 at New York Shipbuilding Corp., Camden, N.J.
  • Launched, August 1942
  • Delivered in August 1942 and transferred to the United Kingdom, under the Lend-Lease program for Mediterranean Theater service, redesignated LCT-2435
  • Armor plating added in early 1944 in the United Kingdom prior to Reverse Lend-Lease to the US Navy, redesignated LCT(A)-2435
  • LCT(A)-2435 was assigned to LCT Gunfire Support Group for the Invasion of Normandy
    Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaign
    Campaign and Dates
    Invasion of Normandy, 6 June 1944
  • Placed out of service, date unknown
  • Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown
  • Final Disposition, fate unknown
  • LCT-435 earned one 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-555/2425 1290k LCT(A)-2435 and LCT-555 high and dry on Easy Red, Omaha Beach, Normandy, 9 June 1944. LCT-555 was beached after striking a mine, 6 June 1944.
    US Army Signal Corps photo # SC 196598    		 John H. Kellers GM3/c , USS LCT-539 and Dave Kerr
    There is no DANFS history record for LCT-435 / LCT-2435 / LCT(A)-2435 available at NavSource
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information Web Sites
    U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log
    Fleet Reserve Association
    Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
    World War II LCT Flotillas
    LCT(A)s at Normandy on D-Day
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    Last Updated 16 April 2010