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
[edit]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. The LCT-777 took part in the Invasion of Normandy, where she was sunk stern-first[1] on 6 June 1944[2][3] by German naval mines about 500 yards (460 m) off of Omaha Beach. 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.
Decorations
[edit]LCT-777 received one battle star.
- Combat Action Ribbon
- American Campaign Medal
- European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with star
- World War II Victory Medal
Citations
[edit]- ^ "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. 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.