Allied Warships

Landing Craft Tanks


The LCT (Mk 8) class landing craft tank HMS LCT 4042 (LCT 4042) of the Royal Navy.

All Landing Craft Tank classes

The list is divided by navy, then ordered by commissioned date of each class (oldest first).

Commissioned

Royal Navy

 LCT (Mk 1) (22)1940 - 1941
 LCT (Mk 2) (24)1941 - 1942
 LCT (Mk 4) (223)1942 - 1945
 LCT (Mk 3) (72)1942 - 1944
 LCT (Mk 8) (18)1945 - 1947

US Navy

 LCT (Mk 5) (524)1942 - 1944
 LCT (Mk 6) (6)1943 - 1945

7 ship classes.


Please note that we list the classes by navies that initiated/owned the class. Often vessels of certain classes were then built for other nations (or lent), those ships are not visible here but only through the navies pages or by looking into each class.

War losses: Landing Craft Tanks


 DateVesselClass

1941

Royal Navy 1941HMS LCT 1 (LCT 1)LCT (Mk 1) 
Royal Navy 1941HMS LCT 15 (LCT 15)LCT (Mk 1) 
Royal Navy 1941HMS LCT 19 (LCT 19)LCT (Mk 1) 
Royal Navy 1941HMS LCT 20 (LCT 20)LCT (Mk 1) 
Royal Navy 1941HMS LCT 6 (LCT 6)LCT (Mk 1) 
Royal Navy28 Apr 1941HMS LCT 5 (LCT 5)LCT (Mk 1) 
Royal Navy2 Jun 1941HMS LCT 16 (LCT 16)LCT (Mk 1) 
Royal Navy17 Jul 1941HMS LCT 10 (LCT 10)LCT (Mk 1) 
Royal Navy29 Jul 1941HMS LCT 8 (LCT 8)LCT (Mk 1) 
Royal Navy12 Aug 1941HMS LCT 14 (LCT 14)LCT (Mk 1) 
Royal Navy19 Aug 1941HMS LCT 12 (LCT 12)LCT (Mk 1) 
Royal Navy10 Oct 1941HMS LCT 102 (LCT 102)LCT (Mk 2) 
Royal Navy10 Oct 1941HMS LCT 103 (LCT 103)LCT (Mk 2) 
Royal Navy12 Oct 1941HMS LCT 2 (LCT 2)LCT (Mk 1) 
Royal Navy12 Oct 1941HMS LCT 7 (LCT 7)LCT (Mk 1) 
Royal NavyNov 1941HMS LCT 110 (LCT 110)LCT (Mk 2) 
Royal NavyNov 1941HMS LCT 129 (LCT 129)LCT (Mk 2) 
Royal Navy4 Nov 1941HMS LCT 105 (LCT 105)LCT (Mk 2) 
Royal Navy4 Nov 1941HMS LCT 109 (LCT 109)LCT (Mk 2) 
Royal Navy16 Dec 1941HMS LCT 11 (LCT 11)LCT (Mk 1) 

1942

Royal NavyMar 1942HMS LCT 155 (LCT 155)LCT (Mk 2) 
Royal Navy20 Jun 1942HMS LCT 119 (LCT 119)LCT (Mk 2) 
Royal Navy20 Jun 1942HMS LCT 150 (LCT 150)LCT (Mk 2) 
Royal Navy19 Aug 1942HMS LCT 121 (LCT 121)LCT (Mk 2) 
Royal Navy19 Aug 1942HMS LCT 122 (LCT 122)LCT (Mk 2) 
Royal Navy19 Aug 1942HMS LCT 124 (LCT 124)LCT (Mk 2) 
Royal Navy19 Aug 1942HMS LCT 126 (LCT 126)LCT (Mk 2) 
Royal Navy19 Aug 1942HMS LCT 145 (LCT 145)LCT (Mk 2) 
Royal Navy19 Aug 1942HMS LCT 159 (LCT 159)LCT (Mk 2) 
Royal Navy14 Oct 1942HMS LCT 2006 (LCT 2006)LCT (Mk 5) 
Royal Navy27 Oct 1942HMS LCT 2281 (LCT 2281)LCT (Mk 5) 
Royal Navy29 Oct 1942HMS LCT 2190 (LCT 2190)LCT (Mk 5) 
Royal Navy29 Oct 1942HMS LCT 2192 (LCT 2192)LCT (Mk 5) 
Royal Navy29 Oct 1942HMS LCT 2284 (LCT 2284)LCT (Mk 5) 
Royal NavyNov 1942HMS LCT 2187 (LCT 2187)LCT (Mk 5) 
Royal Navy20 Nov 1942HMS LCT 120 (LCT 120)LCT (Mk 2) 
Royal NavyDec 1942HMS LCT 2053 (LCT 2053)LCT (Mk 5) 
Royal NavyDec 1942HMS LCT 2054 (LCT 2054)LCT (Mk 5) 
Royal NavyDec 1942HMS LCT 2312 (LCT 2312)LCT (Mk 5) 

1943

Royal Navy 1943HMS LCT 391 (LCT 391)LCT (Mk 3) 
US Navy1 Jan 1943USS LCT 21 (LCT 21)LCT (Mk 5) 
Royal Navy6 Jan 1943HMS LCT 106 (LCT 106)LCT (Mk 2) 
Royal Navy6 Jan 1943HMS LCT 107 (LCT 107)LCT (Mk 2) 
Royal Navy17 Jan 1943HMS LCT 2239 (LCT 2239)LCT (Mk 5) 
Royal Navy17 Jan 1943HMS LCT 2267 (LCT 2267)LCT (Mk 5) 
Royal Navy17 Jan 1943HMS LCT 2344 (LCT 2344)LCT (Mk 5) 
Royal Navy2 Feb 1943HMS LCT 326 (LCT 326)LCT (Mk 3) 
Royal Navy8 Feb 1943HMS LCT 2335 (LCT 2335)LCT (Mk 5) 
Royal Navy24 Feb 1943HMS LCT 403 (LCT 403)LCT (Mk 3) 
Royal Navy27 Feb 1943HMS LCT 381 (LCT 381)LCT (Mk 3) 
Royal Navy8 Mar 1943HMS LCT 2480 (LCT 2480)LCT (Mk 5) 
Royal Navy9 Mar 1943HMS LCT 2341 (LCT 2341)LCT (Mk 5) 
Royal Navy11 Mar 1943HMS LCT 2398 (LCT 2398)LCT (Mk 5) 
US Navy3 May 1943USS LCT 23 (LCT 23)LCT (Mk 5) 
US Navy30 May 1943USS LCT 28 (LCT 28)LCT (Mk 5) 
Royal Navy18 Jun 1943HMS LCT 358 (LCT 358)LCT (Mk 3) 
Royal Navy18 Jun 1943HMS LCT 395 (LCT 395)LCT (Mk 3) 
Royal Navy8 Jul 1943HMS LCT 547 (LCT 547)LCT (Mk 4) 
Royal Navy10 Jul 1943HMS LCT 154 (LCT 154)LCT (Mk 2) 
Royal Navy10 Jul 1943HMS LCT 311 (LCT 311)LCT (Mk 3) 
US Navy23 Jul 1943USS LCT 196 (LCT 196)LCT (Mk 5) 
Royal Navy27 Jul 1943HMS LCT 353 (LCT 353)LCT (Mk 3) 
US Navy9 Aug 1943USS LCT 311 (LCT 311)LCT (Mk 5) 
Royal Navy18 Aug 1943HMS LCT 301 (LCT 301)LCT (Mk 3) 
Royal Navy18 Aug 1943HMS LCT 416 (LCT 416)LCT (Mk 3) 
US Navy27 Aug 1943USS LCT 319 (LCT 319)LCT (Mk 5) 
US Navy31 Aug 1943USS LCT 154 (LCT 154)LCT (Mk 5) 
Royal Navy8 Sep 1943HMS LCT 624 (LCT 624)LCT (Mk 4) 
Royal Navy9 Sep 1943HMS LCT 572 (LCT 572)LCT (Mk 4) 
Royal Navy9 Sep 1943HMS LCT 626 (LCT 626)LCT (Mk 4) 
US Navy9 Sep 1943USS LCT 366 (LCT 366)LCT (Mk 5) 
US Navy11 Sep 1943USS LCT 71 (LCT 71)LCT (Mk 5) 
US Navy15 Sep 1943USS LCT 19 (LCT 19)LCT (Mk 5) 
US Navy15 Sep 1943USS LCT 241 (LCT 241)LCT (Mk 5) 
US Navy29 Sep 1943USS LCT 342 (LCT 342)LCT (Mk 5) 
Royal Navy30 Sep 1943HMS LCT 2231 (LCT 2231)LCT (Mk 5) 
Royal Navy1 Oct 1943HMS LCT 553 (LCT 553)LCT (Mk 4) 
Royal Navy2 Oct 1943HMS LCT 618 (LCT 618)LCT (Mk 4) 
US Navy2 Oct 1943USS LCT 496 (LCT 496)LCT (Mk 5) 
Royal Navy7 Oct 1943HMS LCT 621 (LCT 621)LCT (Mk 4) 
US Navy7 Oct 1943USS LCT 215 (LCT 215)LCT (Mk 5) 
US Navy7 Oct 1943USS LCT 216 (LCT 216)LCT (Mk 5) 
Royal Navy11 Oct 1943HMS LCT 3 (LCT 3)LCT (Mk 1) 
Royal Navy28 Oct 1943HMS LCT 115 (LCT 115)LCT (Mk 2) 
Royal Navy4 Nov 1943HMS LCT 583 (LCT 583)LCT (Mk 4) 
Royal Navy14 Nov 1943HMS LCT 333 (LCT 333)LCT (Mk 3) 
Royal Navy14 Nov 1943HMS LCT 343 (LCT 343)LCT (Mk 3) 
Royal Navy14 Nov 1943HMS LCT 385 (LCT 385)LCT (Mk 3) 
Royal Navy16 Nov 1943HMS LCT 332 (LCT 332)LCT (Mk 3) 
Royal Navy16 Nov 1943HMS LCT 418 (LCT 418)LCT (Mk 3) 
Royal Navy23 Nov 1943HMS LCT 329 (LCT 329)LCT (Mk 3) 
US Navy2 Dec 1943USS LCT 242 (LCT 242)LCT (Mk 5) 
Royal Navy7 Dec 1943HMS LCT 375 (LCT 375)LCT (Mk 3) 

1944

Royal Navy 1944HMS LCT 757 (LCT 757)LCT (Mk 4) 
Royal Navy16 Jan 1944HMS LCT 1029 (LCT 1029)LCT (Mk 4) 
US Navy24 Jan 1944USS LCT 185 (LCT 185)LCT (Mk 5) 
US Navy13 Feb 1944USS LCT 220 (LCT 220)LCT (Mk 5) 
US Navy15 Feb 1944USS LCT 35 (LCT 35)LCT (Mk 5) 
US Navy20 Feb 1944USS LCT 340 (LCT 340)LCT (Mk 5) 
US Navy25 Feb 1944USS LCT 26 (LCT 26)LCT (Mk 5) 
US Navy26 Feb 1944USS LCT 36 (LCT 36)LCT (Mk 5) 
US Navy23 Mar 1944USS LCT 315 (LCT 315)LCT (Mk 5) 
Royal NavyJun 1944HMS LCT 524 (LCT 524)LCT (Mk 4) 
Royal NavyJun 1944HMS LCT 809 (LCT 809)LCT (Mk 4) 
Royal NavyJun 1944HMS LCT 886 (LCT 886)LCT (Mk 4) 
Royal NavyJun 1944HMS LCT 947 (LCT 947)LCT (Mk 4) 
US NavyJun 1944USS LCT 147 (LCT 147)LCT (Mk 5) 
US NavyJun 1944USS LCT 200 (LCT 200)LCT (Mk 5) 
US NavyJun 1944USS LCT 244 (LCT 244)LCT (Mk 5) 
US NavyJun 1944USS LCT 273 (LCT 273)LCT (Mk 5) 
US NavyJun 1944USS LCT 301 (LCT 301)LCT (Mk 5) 
US NavyJun 1944USS LCT 305 (LCT 305)LCT (Mk 5) 
US NavyJun 1944USS LCT 307 (LCT 307)LCT (Mk 5) 
US NavyJun 1944USS LCT 402 (LCT 402)LCT (Mk 5) 
US NavyJun 1944USS LCT 413 (LCT 413)LCT (Mk 5) 
US NavyJun 1944USS LCT 498 (LCT 498)LCT (Mk 5) 
Royal Navy5 Jun 1944HMS LCT 2428 (LCT 2428)LCT (Mk 5) 
US Navy5 Jun 1944USS LCT 428 (LCT 428)LCT (Mk 5) 
Royal Navy6 Jun 1944HMS LCT 2040 (LCT 2040)LCT (Mk 5) 
Royal Navy6 Jun 1944HMS LCT 2056 (LCT 2056)LCT (Mk 5) 
Royal Navy6 Jun 1944HMS LCT 2073 (LCT 2073)LCT (Mk 5) 
Royal Navy6 Jun 1944HMS LCT 2135 (LCT 2135)LCT (Mk 5) 
Royal Navy6 Jun 1944HMS LCT 2191 (LCT 2191)LCT (Mk 5) 
Royal Navy6 Jun 1944HMS LCT 2283 (LCT 2283)LCT (Mk 5) 
Royal Navy6 Jun 1944HMS LCT 2304 (LCT 2304)LCT (Mk 5) 
Royal Navy6 Jun 1944HMS LCT 2421 (LCT 2421)LCT (Mk 5) 
Royal Navy6 Jun 1944HMS LCT 2424 (LCT 2424)LCT (Mk 5) 
Royal Navy6 Jun 1944HMS LCT 2426 (LCT 2426)LCT (Mk 5) 
Royal Navy6 Jun 1944HMS LCT 2498 (LCT 2498)LCT (Mk 5) 
Royal Navy6 Jun 1944HMS LCT 750 (LCT 750)LCT (Mk 4) 
US Navy6 Jun 1944USS LCT 197 (LCT 197)LCT (Mk 5) 
US Navy6 Jun 1944USS LCT 22 (LCT 22)LCT (Mk 5) 
US Navy6 Jun 1944USS LCT 229 (LCT 229)LCT (Mk 5) 
US Navy6 Jun 1944USS LCT 25 (LCT 25)LCT (Mk 5) 
US Navy6 Jun 1944USS LCT 27 (LCT 27)LCT (Mk 5) 
US Navy6 Jun 1944USS LCT 294 (LCT 294)LCT (Mk 5) 
US Navy6 Jun 1944USS LCT 30 (LCT 30)LCT (Mk 5) 
US Navy6 Jun 1944USS LCT 332 (LCT 332)LCT (Mk 5) 
US Navy6 Jun 1944USS LCT 362 (LCT 362)LCT (Mk 5) 
US Navy6 Jun 1944USS LCT 364 (LCT 364)LCT (Mk 5) 
US Navy6 Jun 1944USS LCT 52 (LCT 52)LCT (Mk 5) 
Royal Navy7 Jun 1944HMS LCT 1035 (LCT 1035)LCT (Mk 4) 
Royal Navy7 Jun 1944HMS LCT 1124 (LCT 1124)LCT (Mk 4) 
Royal Navy7 Jun 1944HMS LCT 2039 (LCT 2039)LCT (Mk 5) 
Royal Navy7 Jun 1944HMS LCT 427 (LCT 427)LCT (Mk 3) 
Royal Navy7 Jun 1944HMS LCT 630 (LCT 630)LCT (Mk 4) 
Royal Navy7 Jun 1944HMS LCT 690 (LCT 690)LCT (Mk 4) 
Royal Navy7 Jun 1944HMS LCT 715 (LCT 715)LCT (Mk 4) 
Royal Navy7 Jun 1944HMS LCT 921 (LCT 921)LCT (Mk 4) 
US Navy7 Jun 1944USS LCT 486 (LCT 486)LCT (Mk 5) 
Royal Navy8 Jun 1944HMS LCT 875 (LCT 875)LCT (Mk 4) 
US Navy10 Jun 1944USS LCT 209 (LCT 209)LCT (Mk 5) 
Royal Navy13 Jun 1944HMS LCT 967 (LCT 967)LCT (Mk 4) 
Royal Navy16 Jun 1944HMS LCT 589 (LCT 589)LCT (Mk 4) 
US Navy20 Jun 1944USS LCT 208 (LCT 208)LCT (Mk 5) 
Royal NavyJul 1944HMS LCT 2331 (LCT 2331)LCT (Mk 5) 
Royal Navy9 Jul 1944HMS LCT 300 (LCT 300)LCT (Mk 3) 
Royal Navy9 Jul 1944HMS LCT 511 (LCT 511)LCT (Mk 4) 
Royal Navy15 Jul 1944HMS LCT 2263 (LCT 2263)LCT (Mk 5) 
Royal Navy16 Jul 1944HMS LCT 7057 (LCT 7057)LCT (Mk 3) 
Royal Navy17 Jul 1944HMS LCT 387 (LCT 387)LCT (Mk 3) 
Royal Navy20 Jul 1944HMS LCT 2337 (LCT 2337)LCT (Mk 5) 
Royal Navy20 Jul 1944HMS LCT 689 (LCT 689)LCT (Mk 4) 
Royal Navy5 Aug 1944HMS LCT 1076 (LCT 1076)LCT (Mk 4) 
Royal Navy10 Aug 1944HMS LCT 1092 (LCT 1092)LCT (Mk 4) 
Royal Navy17 Aug 1944HMS LCT 123 (LCT 123)LCT (Mk 2) 
Royal Navy25 Aug 1944HMS LCT 1074 (LCT 1074)LCT (Mk 4) 
Royal NavyOct 1944HMS LCT 377 (LCT 377)LCT (Mk 3) 
Royal NavyOct 1944HMS LCT 943 (LCT 943)LCT (Mk 4) 
US Navy9 Oct 1944USS LCT 459 (LCT 459)LCT (Mk 5) 
US Navy11 Oct 1944USS LCT 293 (LCT 293)LCT (Mk 5) 
US Navy13 Oct 1944USS LCT 454 (LCT 454)LCT (Mk 5) 
Royal Navy19 Oct 1944HMS LCT 480 (LCT 480)LCT (Mk 3) 
Royal Navy19 Oct 1944HMS LCT 488 (LCT 488)LCT (Mk 3) 
Royal Navy19 Oct 1944HMS LCT 491 (LCT 491)LCT (Mk 3) 
Royal Navy19 Oct 1944HMS LCT 494 (LCT 494)LCT (Mk 3) 
Royal Navy19 Oct 1944HMS LCT 7014 (LCT 7014)LCT (Mk 3) 
Royal Navy19 Oct 1944HMS LCT 7015 (LCT 7015)LCT (Mk 3) 
Royal Navy23 Oct 1944HMS LCT 1171 (LCT 1171)LCT (Mk 4) 
Royal Navy25 Oct 1944HMS LCT 1045 (LCT 1045)LCT (Mk 4) 
Royal Navy30 Oct 1944HMS LCT 936 (LCT 936)LCT (Mk 4) 
Royal NavyNov 1944HMS LCT 2461 (LCT 2461)LCT (Mk 5) 
Royal Navy2 Nov 1944HMS LCT 7011 (LCT 7011)LCT (Mk 3) 
Royal Navy2 Nov 1944HMS LCT 789 (LCT 789)LCT (Mk 4) 
Royal Navy2 Nov 1944HMS LCT 839 (LCT 839)LCT (Mk 4) 
Royal Navy6 Nov 1944HMS LCT 609 (LCT 609)LCT (Mk 4) 
Royal Navy7 Nov 1944HMS LCT 976 (LCT 976)LCT (Mk 4) 
Royal Navy17 Nov 1944HMS LCT 1022 (LCT 1022)LCT (Mk 4) 
Royal Navy5 Dec 1944HMS LCT 328 (LCT 328)LCT (Mk 3) 

1945

US Navy21 Jan 1945USS LCT 253 (LCT 253)LCT (Mk 5) 
US Navy12 Apr 1945USS LCT 66 (LCT 66)LCT (Mk 5) 
Royal Navy29 May 1945HMS LCT 357 (LCT 357)LCT (Mk 3) 
US Navy27 Jul 1945USS LCT 1050 (LCT 1050)LCT (Mk 6) 

193 Landing craft tanks lost. See all Allied Warship losses.

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