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Landing Craft Tank
LCT-502

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons


Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - Combat Action Ribbon (retroactive - Invasion of Normandy, 6 June 1944)
Bottom Row - American Campaign Medal - Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal (1) - World War II Victory Medal
Landing Craft Tank (Mark 6):
  • Laid down, 15 May 1943, at Bison Shipbuilding Corp, Buffalo, N.Y.
  • Launched, 27 June 1943
  • Delivered 25 August 1943
  • Placed in service (date unknown)
  • During World War II LCT-502 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
  • LCT-502 received one battle star for World War II service
    Specifications:
    Displacement 143 to 160 t.(lt), 309 to 320 t.(fl)
    Length 119' 1" (ovl)
    Beam 32' 8"
    Draft 5' (max)
    Speed 10 kts.
    Range 700 nautical miles at 7 kts.
    Complement 14
    Cargo Capacity 150 short tons
    Armament 2 single 20mm AA gun mounts, 4 .50 cal. machine guns
    Armor 20lbs wheelhouse, 10lbs gun shield
    Propulsion 3 Gray Marine Diesels, 3 propellers, Shaft horsepower 225 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, and LCT-508. R. Simpson
    There is no DANFS history for LCT-502 available at Navsource
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