Landing Craft, Tank - LCT(5) and LCT(6)

WWII Construction

A total of 1,435 Landing Craft, Tank, or LCTs, were built by 5 shipyards and 8 steel fabricators.  The LCT(5) design was 114.2 feet in length overall and 133 tons in light displacement: the later LCT(6) was 120.3 feet in length and 143 tons in light displacement.  Little is known about the disposition of these boats: any information will be welcomed.

As can be seen from the table below, the leading builder of LCTs was Bison Shipbuilding Corporation, in Buffalo NY.  An excellent history of this company has been written by Allen C. Gademsky, who worked there.

Type # Shipbuilder Location FY Delivery Disposition
LCT(5) 1 Manitowoc Shipbuilding Manitowoc WI 42 Jun-42  
LCT(5) 2 Manitowoc Shipbuilding Manitowoc WI 42 Jul-42 To Britain
LCT(5) 3 Manitowoc Shipbuilding Manitowoc WI 42 Aug-42 To France 1949
LCT(5) 4 Manitowoc Shipbuilding Manitowoc WI 42 Aug-42 To Britain
LCT(5) 5 Manitowoc Shipbuilding Manitowoc WI 42 Aug-42 To Britain
LCT(5) 6 Manitowoc Shipbuilding Manitowoc WI 42 Aug-42 To Britain
LCT(5) 7 Manitowoc Shipbuilding Manitowoc WI 42 Sep-42  
LCT(5) 8 Manitowoc Shipbuilding Manitowoc WI 42 Sep-42 To Britain
LCT(5) 9 Manitowoc Shipbuilding Manitowoc WI 42 Sep-42 To Britain
LCT(5) 10 Manitowoc Shipbuilding Manitowoc WI 42 Sep-42 To Britain
LCT(5) 11 Manitowoc Shipbuilding Manitowoc WI 42 Sep-42 To Britain
LCT(5) 12 Manitowoc Shipbuilding Manitowoc WI 42 Sep-42 To Britain
LCT(5) 13 Manitowoc Shipbuilding Manitowoc WI 42 Sep-42 To Britain
LCT(5) 14 Manitowoc Shipbuilding Manitowoc WI 42 Sep-42 To Britain
LCT(5) 15 Manitowoc Shipbuilding Manitowoc WI 42 Sep-42  
LCT(5) 16 Manitowoc Shipbuilding Manitowoc WI 42 Sep-42  
LCT(5) 17 Manitowoc Shipbuilding Manitowoc WI 42 Sep-42  
LCT(5) 18 Manitowoc Shipbuilding Manitowoc WI 42 Sep-42  
LCT(5) 19 Manitowoc Shipbuilding Manitowoc WI 42 Sep-42 Sunk 1943
LCT(5) 20 Manitowoc Shipbuilding Manitowoc WI 42 Sep-42  
LCT(5) 21 Manitowoc Shipbuilding Manitowoc WI 42 Oct-42 Sunk 1943
LCT(5) 22 Manitowoc Shipbuilding Manitowoc WI 42 Oct-42
LCT(5) 23 Manitowoc Shipbuilding Manitowoc WI 42 Oct-42 Sunk 1943
LCT(5) 24 Manitowoc Shipbuilding Manitowoc WI 42 Oct-42  
LCT(5) 25 Manitowoc Shipbuilding Manitowoc WI 42 Oct-42 Sunk 1944
LCT(5) 26 Manitowoc Shipbuilding Manitowoc WI 42 Oct-42 Sunk 1944
LCT(5) 27 Manitowoc Shipbuilding Manitowoc WI 42 Oct-42 Sunk 1944 
LCT(5) 28 Manitowoc Shipbuilding Manitowoc WI 42 Oct-42 Sunk 1943 
LCT(5) 29 Manitowoc Shipbuilding Manitowoc WI 42 Oct-42  
LCT(5) 30 Manitowoc Shipbuilding Manitowoc WI 42 Oct-42 Sunk 1944
LCT(5) 31 Manitowoc Shipbuilding Manitowoc WI 42 Oct-42  
LCT(5) 32 Manitowoc Shipbuilding Manitowoc WI 42 Oct-42  
LCT(5) 33 Manitowoc Shipbuilding Manitowoc WI 42 Oct-42  
LCT(5) 34 Manitowoc Shipbuilding Manitowoc WI 42 Nov-42  
LCT(5) 35 Manitowoc Shipbuilding Manitowoc WI 42 Nov-42 Sunk 1944
LCT(5) 36 Manitowoc Shipbuilding Manitowoc WI 42 Nov-42 Sunk 1944
LCT(5) 37 Kansas City Steel Kansas City KS 42