USS LCT-777
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name | LCT-777 |
| In service | January 1944 |
| Out of service | 1944 |
| Fate | Sunk, 6 June 1944 |
| General characteristics | |
| Speed | 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) |
| Complement | 1 officer, 13 enlisted |
| Armament |
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USS LCT-777 was a Mark 6 Landing Craft Tank of the United States Navy during World War II.
History
Built in 1943 at Mount Vernon, Ohio, LCT-777 was delivered to the US Navy in January 1944. She was then assigned to LCT Flotilla Seventeen, LCT Group 50.
LCT-777 took part in the Invasion of Normandy, where she struck a mine about 500 yards (460 m) off Omaha Beach and sunk stern-first. [1] on 6 June 1944[2][3]
As a result of the explosion, five sailors were killed, and another six were badly wounded. Four tanks were sunk with her.[4] She was stricken from the Naval Register on 27 November 1944.
Awards
- Combat Action Ribbon
- American Campaign Medal
- European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with one battle star
- World War II Victory Medal
Citations
- ^ "Iwo Jima". Retrieved 17 January 2023.
- ^ Ball, James F. (1977). The Effects of Sea Mining on Amphibious Warfare (PDF) (Thesis). U.S. Army Command and General Staff College. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 December 2022. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
- ^ "USS LCT-777 [+1944]". Wrecksite. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
- ^ Simmons, Martha Poole (1 November 2019). "Honoring Our Heros". Alabama Gazette. Retrieved 17 January 2023.