I joined LCT 858 in September 1943 as First Lieutenant. After initial sea-craft training in navigation, signals and manoeuvres, we concentrated on amphibious landings onto …

One of the commando’s craft hit an underwater charge near LCT 858 and instantly disappeared. They threw the kedge chain/rope and winched four survivors onboard.

One Landing Craft Tank (LCT), tanks, wheeled and tracked vehicles, artillery, construction equipment and military supplies. A ramp or elevator forward allowed vehicles access to tank …

USS LCT-858 Laid down, 19 December 1943, at Darby Products of Steel Plate Corp., Kansas City, KS. Launched, 31 January 1944 Delivered and placed in service, 8 February 1944

The U-boat War in World War Two (Kriegsmarine, 1939-1945) and World War One (Kaiserliche Marine, 1914-1918) and the Allied efforts to counter the threat. This section includes over …

2009年4月2日 · The LCT 858 was built as a Mark 4 type by Sir William Arrol, Alloa, Scotland Altogether 731 of the Mark 4 type were built on 14 U.K. shipyards between 1941/1943. …

We aim to gather together information on WW2 landing craft crew members from existing websites, annotated photographs, official records and any other plausible sources. If you …

2009年1月7日 · LCT 858 Landing Craft Tank, 'Mk4' class, (798 were built, 35 of them were lost) Displacement:200 tons, L:57,07m. Br:11,79m. Draught:1,36m. 2 Paxman diesel engines:1000 …

Henry Leo Hurley DSC was Lt. Commander on LCT 858 in the run up to and during D-Day. On D-Day he went “over the side” at least 3 times during the landing to try and save men in the …

There’s still a very welcome trickle of new stories coming in from the pens of veterans who served in Combined Operations in WW2, courtesy of their families. One such, added to the website …