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.
| 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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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