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Landing Craft Tank
LCT-1273 / LSU-1273 / LCU-1273


LCU-1273 was transferred to Chile and named Grumete Tellez
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons



Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - American Campaign Medal
Second Row - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp) - National Defense Service Medal
Third Row - Korean Service Medal (1) - United Nations Service Medal - Republic of Korea War Service Medal (retroactive)
Landing Craft Tank (Mark 6):
  • Laid down, 26 July 1944, at Kansas City Structural Steel Co., Kansas City, KS.
  • Launched, 28 August 1944
  • Delivered, 31 August1944
  • Placed in service (date unknown)
  • Redesignated Landing Ship Utility LSU-1273 in 1949
  • LSU-1273 served in the Korean War Zone from 22 December 1952 to 27 July 1954 and participated in the :
  • Redesigned Landing Craft Utility LCU-1273, 15 April 1956
  • Placed out of service (date unknown)
  • Transferred to Chile, 8 May 1960 in renewable loan for 5 years, named Grumete Tellez
  • Placed out of service by Chile, 05 november 1986
  • Final Disposition, fate unknown
  • LCT-1273 earned one battle star for Korean War service as LSU-1273

    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 Grey Marine Diesels, 3 propellers, Shaft horsepower 225 per shaft
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    LCT-1273 177k A small mobile crane is loaded aboard beached LCU-1273 while DUKWs roll through doors of St. Clair County (LST-1096) during preparations for joint Navy-Marine amphibious exercises in the Pacific, circa 1956.
    US Navy photo from "All Hands" magazine, August 1956 issue.    		 Joe Radigan MACM USN Ret.
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    Crew Contact And Reunion Information Web Sites
    U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log
    Fleet Reserve Association
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    World War II LCT Flotillas
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