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Landing Craft Tank
LCT-482

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from left to right
American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal
Landing Craft Tank (Mark 5):
  • Laid down, 9 October 1942, at New York Shipbuilding Corp., Camden, N.J.
  • Launched, 14 October 1942
  • Delivered and placed in service, 27 October 1942
  • During World War II LCT-481 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater LCT Flotilla 5 Group 15 Division 30 LCDR Paul A Wells in command
    LCT-482 saw service in the Solomon Islands and the Dutch East Indies
  • Placed out of service (date unknown)
  • Struck from the Naval Register (date unknown)
  • Final Disposition, fate unknown
    Specifications:
    Displacement 286 short tons
    Length 114' 2" (o.a.)
    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-482 66k LCT-482 landing trucks, at Emirau Island, Dutch East Indies, date unknown. Courtesy Joe W Bell QM3, USN, LCT-376 and WWII LCTs web site
    LCT-482 49k LCT-482 beach at Bougainville Island, Solomon Islands, 14 February 1944.
    US National Archives still photo from film    		 Bill Brinkley
    LCT-159/482 6k LCT-482 and LCT-159 landing troops, date and place unknown. Richard Fox, WWII Landing Craft Tank web site
    LCT-159/482 17k LCT-482 and LCT-159 landing troops, date and place unknown. Richard Fox, WWII Landing Craft Tank web site
    LCT-159/482 10k LCT-482 and LCT-159 landing troops, date and place unknown. Richard Fox, WWII Landing Craft Tank web site
    View LCT-482 Located at the World War II Landing Craft Tanks Web Site.
    There is no DANFS history for LCT-482 at the US Naval Historical Center web site
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information Web Sites
    U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation
    Fleet Reserve Association
    Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
    World War II LCT Flotillas
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    Last Updated 13 May 2005