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Landing Craft Tank
LCT-1380

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 - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp)
Landing Craft Tank (Mark 6):
  • Laid down, 30 September 1944, at Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, CA.
  • Launched, 20 November 1944
  • Delivered and placed in service, 21 November 1944
  • During World War II LCT-1380 was assigned the Asiatic-Pacific Theater, South Pacific Force, Group 103 LCT Flotilla 37
  • Following World War II LCT-1380 performed occupation duty in Far East from 2 September 1945 to 9 April 1946
  • Placed out of service, date unknown
  • Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown
  • Final Disposition, believed to have been turned over to the Republic of China, 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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    LCT-1380 52k LCT-1380 at anchor, Sasebo, Japan, October 1945 LCT-1380 Web Site
    LST-657 18k LCT-1380 receiving Japanese soldiers from USS LST-657, circa late 1945 LCT-1380 Web Site
    View LCT-1380 Located at the World War II Landing Craft Tanks web site
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information Web Sites
    U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log
    Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
    The World War II LCT Flotillas
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    Last Updated 20 May 2011