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Landing Craft Tank
LCT-876

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from left to right
American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (1) - World War II Victory Medal
Landing Craft Tank (Mark 6):
  • Laid down, 24 March 1944, Darby Products and Steel Corp/, Kansas City, KS.
  • Launched, 2 April 1944
  • Delivered 3 May 1944
  • During World War II LCT-876 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater and participated in the:
  • Placed out of service (date unknown)
  • Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown
  • Final Disposition, fate unknown
  • LCT-876 earned 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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    LSM-79 56k LCT-876 stowed on the main deck of LST-599 as the LST burns after being struck by a Japanese Kamikaze in the Fleet anchorage at Kerama Retto, Okinawa, 3 April 1945. LSM-79 is attempting to provide assistance.
    US Navy photo # 344937 from the collections of the US Naval Historical Center.    		 USS LSM / LSMR Association
    There is no DANFS history for LCT-876.
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information Web Sites
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    Fleet Reserve Association
    Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
    The World War II LCT Flotillas
    The Tin Armada: Saga of the LCT
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