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Landing Craft Tank
LCT(6)-927

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from left to right
American Campaign Medal - Asiatic Pacific Campaign Metal - World War II Victory Medal
Landing Craft Tank (Mark 6):
  • Laid down, 31 August 1943, at Navy Yard Mare Island, Vallejo, CA.
  • Launched, 4 November 1943
  • Delivered, 7 November 1943
  • Placed in service, date and location unknown
  • 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
    limiting 3' 9"
    maximum navigation 5'
    Speed 10 kts.
    Range 700 nautical miles at 7 kts.
    Complement
    1 officer
    12 enlisted
    Cargo Capacity 150 short tons
    Armament
    two single 20mm AA gun mounts
    four .50 cal. machine guns
    Armor
    wheelhouse 20lbs
    gun shields 10lbs
    Fuel Capacity Diesel 80 Bbls
    Propulsion
    three Grey Marine 6-71 Diesel engines
    two Diesel-drive 10Kw 120V. D.C. Ships' Service Generators
    three propellers, 675shp
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    LCT-927
    101892701    		 220k Australian troops of the Royal Australian 6th Division embark in LCT(6)-927 and LCT(5)-64 at Boram, New Guinea, 13 October 1945. The LCTs will take them out to deeper water to board HMAS Katoomba to return home to Australia.
    Australian War Memorial, Accession Number 097872. Public Domain.    		 David Upton
    LCT-927
    1018092702
    097869    		 200k
    LCT-927
    1018092703
    097868    		 201k
    There is no history for LCT(6)-927 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 25 April 2025