LCT 501 the first Mk 6. The following is from Jane's Fighting Ships 1970-1971 & 1972-1973. CLASSIFICATION Originally rated as Landing Craft, Tank (LCT(6)) re-designated (Utility Landing Ships, LSU) in 1949 to reflect varied employment; designation changed to (Utility Landing Craft, LCU) on 15 April 1952 and classified as service craft. WAR LOSSES.

As of August 2016, the Mark 6 LCT-1433 was also in use as a fishing/merchant vessel in Kodiak, Alaska, having been renamed Cape Douglas. The British Mark 2, converted to LCT rocket LCT(2)(R) 147 served in the North Africa landings, then as a clandestine immigration ship post-war to Mandatory Palestine .

lct-538 CT, LandingCraft Tank (Mark 6) (Mark 6): Laid down 1 Septmeber 1943 at Bison Shipbuilding Corp., Buffalo NY; Launched 16 September 1943; Delivered 11 October 1943;

坦克登陆艇 （landing craft, tank，LCT）是运载坦克在滩头敌前火力下登陆的船艇。 二战时英国海军提出这一船型。 美国大量生产制造LCT，并在二战后继续发展这一船型。 Let there be built great ships which can cast upon a beach, in any weather, large numbers of the heaviest tanks. 1926年，英国海军制造了第一艘机动登陆艇（motor landing craft，MLC1）。 重16吨，吃水1.98米，航速6节，后来发展为 机械化登陆艇。 二战时，英国首相 温斯顿·丘吉尔 坚持建造坦克登陆艇。 …

Landing Craft, Tank - LCT(6) A total of 1,435 Landing Craft, Tank, or LCTs, were built in WWII by 5 shipyards and 8 steel fabricators. The LCT(5) design, of which 470 were built, was 114 feet in length overall and 133 tons in light displacement: the later LCT(6) design, of which 965 were built, was 120 feet in length overall and 143 tons in ...

LCT(6)-544 approaching Fox Green Beach at Normandy, 6 June 1944. LCT(6)-544 had to veer away from this landing zone due to heavy enemy gun fire. Note the unidentified MK5 LCT landing a tank.

The Mark 6 version was an improved design that permitted stern loading and had increased living accommodations. One purpose of the Mark 6 modification was to serve as links in floating...

Landing Craft Tank (Mark 6) - LCT(6): Lighting Wiring and Deck Plan. 1943-08-14. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America , http://catalog.archives.gov/id/76033359.

LCT Mk 6 . From the Bureau of Ships Navy Department. Ships data , U.S. Naval Vessels. April 15, 1945 . Feedback: corrections, additions, and comments are welcome!. Click on "LCT-##" for link to page with specifications, history, photographs (where available).

The LCT Mark 6 had the same engines, equipment and crew as the Mk.5, but was a slightly longer, at 120-feet. The main difference was the addition of a stern gate that allowed the LCT to moor in front of larger LSTs to become a bridge for tanks and …