Allied Warships

USS LCT 759 (LCT 759)

Landing craft tank of the LCT (Mk 6) class

NavyThe US Navy
TypeLanding craft tank
ClassLCT (Mk 6) 
PennantLCT 759 
Built byQuincy Bargebuilders (Quincy, Illinois, U.S.A.) 
Ordered4 Apr 1944 
Laid down14 Apr 1944 
Launched23 May 1944 
Commissioned 
End service 
History 

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Notable events involving LCT 759 include:


6 Jun 1944
Elements of the 27th Canadian Armoured Regiment (Sherbrooke Fusilier Regiment) departed Gosport, England on LCT 759, Serial 1723, with Sherman tanks and porpoises for the Normandy beaches. All landed unopposed at Bernier-sur-Mer, France at 1200hrs. (1)

Sources

  1. Personal communication

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