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Landing Craft Tank
LCT-1041

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from left to right
American Campaign Medal - Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal (1) - World War II Victory Medal
Landing Craft Tank (Mark 6):
  • Laid down, 23 March 1944, at Bison Shipbuilding Corp, North Tonawanda, N.Y.
  • Launched, 2 April 1944
  • Delivered, and placed in service 13 April 1944
  • During World War II LCT-1041 was assigned to the Europe-Africa-Middle East Theater and participated in the following campaign:

    Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaigns
    Campaign and Dates
    Invasion of Southern France, 15 August 1944
  • 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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    1018104102    		 205k LCT-1041 and LCT-785 approach the beaches and unload U.S. Army DUKWs on D-Day, 15 August 1944, during the Invasion of Southern France.
    Select images from a short film titled "Allied Invasion of Southern France", US National Archives Identifier NAID: 15952; Local ID: 111-ADC-2147. Colorized for detail.    		 David Upton
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    LCT-1041 1141k LCT-1041 and LCT-785 unload "Dukws" on D-Day, 15 August 1944, during the Allied invasion of southern France.
    US National Archives photo # III-SC 192908 a US Army Signal Corps. photo now in the collections of the US National Archives.    		 Dave Kerr
    There is DANFS history available for LCT-1041 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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