USS LCT-242
| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | USS LCT-242 |
| Builder | |
| Laid down | September 1942 |
| Launched | September 1942 |
| Completed | September 1942 |
| Commissioned | September 1942 |
| Fate | Sunk by torpedo off Naples |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | LCT (Mark V) |
| Displacement | 286 short tons |
| Length | 114 ft 2 in (34.80 m) |
| Beam | 32 ft 8 in (9.96 m) |
| Draft | 3 ft (0.9 m) |
| Propulsion | 3 × Grey Marine Diesels, 3 propellers, 675 shp/shaft |
| Speed | 10 knots (19 km/h) |
| Range |
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| Capacity | Cargo, 150 short tons |
| Complement | 13 |
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USS LCT-242 was a Landing Craft Tank, Mark V landing craft built for the United States Navy in World War II. Like most of the ships of her type, she was not named and known only by her designation.
LCT-242 was built at Pidgeon-Thomas Iron Works in Memphis, Tennessee and delivered in September 1942.[1]
She was assigned to the European Theatre as a part of LCT Flotilla 10 in the Mediterranean.
On 2 December 1943, a circling torpedo impacted and sank LCT-242 off Naples.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Colton, Tim. "Pidgeon-Thomas Iron Works, Memphis TN, WWII Construction Record". Colton Company. Retrieved 3 December 2007.
- ^ Cressman, Robert (2000). "Chapter V: 1943". The official chronology of the U.S. Navy in World War II. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 978-1-55750-149-3. OCLC 41977179. Retrieved 3 December 2007.
- Priolo, Gary P. (20 May 2005). "Landing Craft Tank LCT-242". NavSource Online. NavSource Naval History. Retrieved 3 December 2007.
External links
[edit]- Photo gallery of LCT-242 at NavSource Naval History
- LCT assembly line at Pidgeon-Thomas Iron Works, c. 1944