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LCT-1375
Landing Craft Tank

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons


Precedence of awards is from to bottom, left to right
Top Row - American Campaign Medal
Bottom Row - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp)
Landing Craft Tank (Mark 6):
  • Laid down, 18 September 1944, at Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, CA.
  • Launched, 4 November 1944
  • Delivered, 6 November 1944
  • Placed in service, 3 November 1944
  • During World War II LCT-1375 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater
  • Placed out of service, date unknown
  • Final Disposition, fate unknown
    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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    LST-398 511k LCT-1375 loaded on the main deck of USS LST-398 while at anchor in Japanese waters in November 1945 just prior to the launch of LCT-1375. The LCT-1375 and pontoons had been loaded at Pearl Harbor in June of 1945. The pontoons had been unloaded a little earlier at Leyte. R.J. Osborne
    LST-1375 1831k LCT-1375 alongside a transport at Yokosuka, Japan while serving on occupation duty.
    Photo by Donald Berton Dale RM3/c LCT-1195    		 Bernard Urbanik
    There is no DANFS history record for LCT-1375 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 19 March 2010