This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.
| USS LCT-777 | |
|---|---|
| Career (United States of America) |  |
| Name: | U.S.S. LCT-777 |
| Laid down: | Unknown |
| Launched: | Unknown |
| Commissioned: | Unknown |
| In service: | January 1944 |
| Out of service: | 1944 |
| Fate: | Sunk, 06 June 1944 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | tons |
| Length: | feet |
| Beam: | feet, inches |
| Draft: | feet |
| Speed: | 10 knots |
| Complement: | 1 Officer, 13 Enlisted |
| Armament: |
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| Aircraft carried: | None |
| Aviation facilities: | None |
U.S.S. LST-777 was a Mark 6 Landing Craft Tank of the United States Navy during World War II.
Ship History[]
Built in 1943 at Mount Vernon, Ohio, LCT-777 was delivered to the Navy in January 1944. She was then assigned to LCT FLOTILLA SEVENTEEN, LCT GROUP FIVE ZERO under command of Commander R. Fabian. The LCT-777 took part in the massive Invasion of Normandy, where she was sunk stern-first[1] on 6 June 1944[2][3] by German naval mines about 500 yards 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[]
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
References[]
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