Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1940-1945

USS LCT-198

• Landing Craft, Tank (Mark 5):
• Displacement: 286 tons (landing)
• Length: 117'6"
• Beam: 32'
• Draft: 2'10" forward, 4'2" aft (landing)
• Speed: 8 knots
• Armament: 2 20mm
• Complement: 1 officer, 12 enlisted
• Capacity: 5 30-ton or 4 40-ton or 3 50-ton tanks; or 9 trucks; or 150 tons cargo
• 3 Gray 225 hp diesels, triple screws
• Built at _________________, and commissioned 1942

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("Generic" LCT (Mk 5)

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