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Landing Craft Tank
LCT-500


LCT-500 was transferred to the United Kingdom under the Lend-Lease Act
Landing Craft Tank (Mark 5):
  • Laid down (date unknown) at New York Shipbuilding Corp., Camden, N.J.
  • Launched (date unknown)
  • Delivered (date unknown)
  • Placed in service (date unknown)
  • During World War II LCT-500 was assigned to the European Theater and participated in the:
  • 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"
    Beam 32' 8"
    Draft 3'
    Design 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-509 154k Chart of Gold Beach, Normandy with landing positions for LCT-507, LCT-501, LCT-500, LCT-499, LCT-512, LCT-502, LCT-506, LCT-508. R. Simpson
    There is no DANFS history for LCT-500 available at Navsource
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