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Landing Craft Tank
LCT-1316

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons


Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - Combat Action Ribbon (retroactive, Iwo Jima)
Bottom Row - American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (1) - World War II Victory Medal
Landing Craft Tank (Mark 6):
  • Laid down, 26 April 1944, at Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, CA.
  • Launched, (date unknown)
  • Delivered, 27 June 1944
  • Placed in service (date unknown)
  • During World War II LCT-1316 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater LCT Flotilla 16 (LCDR Lewis, in command) and participated in the
  • LCT-1316 also served at Ulithi and Saipan in August 1944
  • Following World War II LCT-1316 performed occupation duty in the Far East
  • Struck from the Naval Register (date unknown)
  • Final Disposition, fate unknown
  • LCT-1316 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 Grey Marine Diesels, 3 propellers, Shaft horsepower 225 per shaft
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    LSM-239 65k LCT-1316, LSM-239 and LCT-631 beached at Iwo Jima, circa 19 February 1945 while unloading badly needed equipment and supplies. The beached is littered with abandoned boats and equipment. USS LSM / LSMR Association
    LCT-1316 29k LCT-1316, beached, date and place unknown. WWII LCT web site
    There is no DANFS history available for LCT-1316 at NavSource
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    Last Updated 10 June 2005