USS LCT-242

History
United States
Name	USS LCT-242
Builder	Pidgeon-Thomas Iron Works; Memphis, Tennessee[1];
Laid down	September 1942
Launched	September 1942
Completed	September 1942
Commissioned	September 1942
Fate	Sunk by torpedo off Naples
General characteristics
Class and type	LCT (Mark V)
Displacement	286 short tons
Length	114 ft 2 in (34.80 m)
Beam	32 ft 8 in (9.96 m)
Draft	3 ft (0.9 m)
Propulsion	3 × Grey Marine Diesels, 3 propellers, 675 shp/shaft
Speed	10 knots (19 km/h)
Range	700 nmi @ 7 knots; (1,300 km @ 13 km/h);
Capacity	Cargo, 150 short tons
Complement	13
Armament	1 × 20 mm AA guns; 2 × M2 Browning machine guns;
Armor	2.5 inches (6.4 cm), wheelhouse; 2 inches (5.1 cm), gun shield;

USS LCT-242 was a Landing Craft Tank, Mark V landing craft built for the United States Navy in World War II. Like most of the ships of her type, she was not named and known only by her designation.

LCT-242 was built at Pidgeon-Thomas Iron Works in Memphis, Tennessee and delivered in September 1942.[1]

She was assigned to the European Theatre as a part of LCT Flotilla 10 in the Mediterranean.

On 2 December 1943, a circling torpedo impacted and sank LCT-242 off Naples.[2]

References

Colton, Tim. "Pidgeon-Thomas Iron Works, Memphis TN, WWII Construction Record". Colton Company. Retrieved 2007-12-03.
Cressman, Robert (2000). "Chapter V: 1943". The official chronology of the U.S. Navy in World War II. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 978-1-55750-149-3. OCLC 41977179. Retrieved 2007-12-03.

Priolo, Gary P. (2005-05-20). "Landing Craft Tank LCT-242". NavSource Online. NavSource Naval History. Retrieved 2007-12-03.

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