U.S. Navy and Coast Guard Vessels in the Marshall Islands during World War II, 7 December 1941-1 October 1945

The following is a list of U.S. Navy and Coast Guard Vessels in the Marshall Islands during World War II, 7 December 1941-1 October 1945.

 

Landing Craft, Tank (LCT)


LCT(5)-315, commissioned in 1942, sunk at Eniwetok Atoll, Marshall Islands, 23 March 1944.

(picture shows unknown LCT)

LCT Mk V Type
Displacement: 286 tons (landing)
Length: 117'6"
Beam: 32'
Draft: 2'10" forward, 4'2" aft (landing)
Speed: 8 knots
Armament: 2 20mm
Complement: 1 officer, 12 enlisted
Capacity: 5 30-ton or 4 40-ton or 3 50-ton tanks; or 9 trucks; or 150 tons cargo
3 Gray 225 hp diesels, triple screws

 

Float, Car (Non Self-Propelled) (YCF)


YCF-23 lost en route to Eniwetok, Marshall Islands, March 1945, and stricken from the Navy List, 28 April 1945.
YCF-29 lost en route to Eniwetok, Marshall Islands, March 1945, and stricken from the Navy List, 28 April 1945.
YCF-36 lost en route to Eniwetok, Marshall Islands, March 1945, and stricken from the Navy List, 28 April 1945.
YCF-37 lost en route to Eniwetok, Marshall Islands, March 1945, and stricken from the Navy List, 28 April 1945.

 

Lighter, Open Cargo (YCK)


YCK-1 lost due to enemy action at Wake Island, December 1941.

 

Lighter, Covered (Self-propelled) (YF)


YF-777 lost at Eniwetok, Marshall Islands, 6 August 1945.

 

Harbor Tug, Medium (YTM)


YTM-467 lost in the Marshall or Gilbert Islands, March 1944, and stricken from the Navy List, 9 June 1944.



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U.S. Navy and Coast Guard Vessels in the Marshall Islands during World War II, 7 December 1941-1 October 1945
URL: http://marshall.csu.edu.au/Marshalls/html/History_Varia/US_Navy_losses.html

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Dirk H.R. Spennemann, Institute of Land, Water and Society, Charles Sturt University, P.O.Box 789, Albury NSW 2640, Australia.
e-mail: dspennemann@csu.edu.au


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