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Landing Craft Tank
LCT-901

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons


Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - American Campaign Medal
Bottom Row - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (1) - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp)
Landing Craft Tank (Mark 6):
  • Laid down, 21 March 1944 at Missouri Valley Bridge & Iron Co., Leavenworth, KS.
  • Launched, 27 April 1944
  • Delivered, 29 April 1944
  • During World War II LCT-901 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater LCT Flotilla 34 and participated in the following campaign:
    Asiatic-Pacific Campaign
    Campaign and Dates
    Okinawa Gunto operation
    Assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto, 1 April to 30 June 1945
  • Following World War II LCT-901 performed Occupation duty in the Far East from 2 September 1945 to 1 September 1946
  • Placed out of service, date unknown
  • Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown
  • Final Disposition, fate unknown
  • LCT-901 earned one battle star for World War II service
    Specifications:
    Displacement 143 t.(lt), 320 t.(fl)
    Length 119' 1"
    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 Grey Marine Diesels, 3 propellers, Shaft horsepower 225 per shaft
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    LSM-180 69k LCT-901 moored pierside in the harbor at Naha, Okinawa, circa 1945. USS LSM-180 is underway in the harbor. Note the wreckage in far distance. Photo from the collection of Walter Hausdorf USS LSM-180 submitted by Frederick Clark
    There is no DANFS history for LCT-901 available at NavSource
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information Web Sites
    U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log
    Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
    World War II LCT Flotillas
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    Last Updated 13 May 2011