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Landing Craft Tank
LCT(6)-1312

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from left to right
American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign (1)- World War II Victory Medal
Landing Craft Tank (Mark 6):
  • Laid down, 18 April 1944, at Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, CA.
  • Launched (date unknown)
  • Delivered, 14 June 1944
  • Placed in service, date unknown
  • During World War II LCT(6)-1312 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater, South Pacific Force
    LCT Flotilla Twenty-five
     LCT Group Seventy-one
    LCT Division One Hundred Forty-seven and participated in the following campaign:

    Asiatic-Pacific Campaigns
    Campaign and Dates
    Borneo operations
    Balikpapan operation, 26 June to 7 July 1945
  • Placed out of service, date unknown
  • Struck from the Naval Register, 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-1312
    1018131201    		 378k LCT(6)-1312 at Labuan Island off the northwest side of Borneo, 15 June 1945, being unloaded via a mobile crane of the Australian 2/48 Transport Platoon. At this date, LCT(6)-1312 was assigned to LCT Flotilla Twenty Five, LCT Group 74, LCT Division 147, based out of Tarakan on the east side of Borneo.
    Australian War Memorial, Accession Number 109437. Public Domain    		 David Upton
    There is currently no history record of LCT(6)-1312 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
    World War II LCT Flotillas
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    Last Updated 23 May 2025