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NavSource Online: Amphibious Photo Archive
Contributed by Anthony J. Basile

Landing Craft Tank - LCT-1388
Harbor Utility Craft - YFU-69
Light Salvage Lift Craft - (Y)LLC-1
Light Salvage Lift Craft - YLLC-2

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons





Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
LCT-1388 Awards
American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal
LLC-1/YLLC-2 (Harbor Clearance Unit One) Awards
Presidential Unit Citation
Navy Unit Commendation (3) - Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation - National Defense Service Medal
Vietnam Service Medal - Coast Guard Meritorious Unit Commendation - Air Force Outstanding Unit Award
Philippine Presidential Unit Citation - Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit Citation (5) - Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal
Landing Craft Tank (Mark 6) Class:
  • Laid down, 24 October 1944, at Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, CA.
  • Launched, 14 December 1944
  • Delivered, 15 December 1944
  • During World War II LCT-1388 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater LCT Flotilla 34 Group 102 and participated in the:
  • Reclassified Harbor Utility Craft (YFU-69), 18 May 1956
  • Reclassified Light Salvage Lift Craft (LLC-1) and assigned to Harbor Clearance Unit One in February 1966 at NavSta Subic Bay, P.I.
  • Redesignated Light Salvage Lift Craft (LLC-2) in 1967 in Vietnam
  • Redesignated YLLC-2 in 1967
  • Assigned to Harbor Clearance Unit Two, 9 May 1969, at Norfolk, VA.
  • Final Disposition, fate unknown
    LCT 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-1388 69k LCT-1388 in port, date and place unknown WWII LCT Web Site
    YLLC-2
    LCT-1388 29k YLLC-2 salvaging the remains of a barge in the Mekong Delta, 1967. Anthony J. Basile HCU 1
    View LCT-1388 Located at the World War II Landing Craft Tanks Web Site.
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information Web Sites
    U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation
    Fleet Reserve Association
    Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
    World War II LCT Flotillas
    Harbor Clearance Unit 1
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