USS LCT-777 was a Mark 6 Landing Craft Tank of the United States Navy during World War II.

USS LCT-777
History
United States
NameLCT-777
In serviceJanuary 1944
Out of service1944
FateSunk, 6 June 1944
General characteristics
Speed10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph)
Complement1 officer, 13 enlisted
Armament
  • two single 20 mm AA guns
  • four .50-caliber machine guns

History

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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

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LCT-777 received one battle star.

Citations

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  1. ^ "Iwo Jima". Retrieved 17 January 2023.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "USS LCT-777 [+1944]". Wrecksite. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
  4. ^ Simmons, Martha Poole (1 November 2019). "Honoring Our Heros". Alabama Gazette. Retrieved 17 January 2023.