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USS LCS(L)(3)-45

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Victor - Sierra - Sierra
NVSS

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from left to right
Top Row - China Service Medal (extended) - American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (2)
Bottom Row - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp) - Philippines Liberation Medal

LCS(L)(3)-1 Class Landing Craft Support (Large)(Mark3):

Laid down, 2 October 1944, at Commercial Iron Works, Portland OR.

Launched 22 October 1944

Commissioned USS LCS(L)(3)-45, 6 November 1944, LT. E. M. Lang USNR in command

During World War II USS LCS(L)(3)-45 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater:
LCS(L)(3) Flotilla One, CAPT. R.E.Arison USNR;
LCS(L)(3) Group Two, LT. M.C. Fitzgerald, USNR;
LCS(L)(3) Division Three and participated in the in the following campaigns:

Campaign and Dates	Campaign and Dates
Asiatic-Pacific Campaigns
Borneo operation Brunei Bay operation, 10-14 June 1945	Minesweeping Pacific operations, 21 November to 18 December 1945

Following World War II USS LCS(L)(3)-45 was assigned to Occupation and China service in the Far East for the following periods:

Navy Occupation Service Medal	China Service Medal (extended)
12 to 22 September 1945	23 September 1945 to 20 January 1946

Decommissioned, date unknown

Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown

USS LCS(L)(3)-45 earned two battle stars for World War II service

Sold to Fred Markley, Seattle, WA., 7 October 1947, resold to Greece 1958

Final Disposition, fate unknown

Specifications:
Displacement 250 t (lt), 387 t (fl)
Length 158' o.a.
Beam 23' 8"

Draft

5' 8" limiting and max draft

loaded, 4' 9" fwd, 6' 6" aft

Speed

14.4 trial

16.5k max at 650 shaft rpm

14.5kts at 585 shaft rpm
Armor 10-lb STS splinter shield to gun mounts, pilot house and conning tower

Complement

6 Officers

65 Enlisted

Endurance 5,500 miles at 12kts at 45" pitch (350 tons dspl.)

Fuel/Stores

635 Bbls Diesel (76 tons)

10 tons fresh water

6 tons lubrication oil

8 tons provisions and stores at full load

Fresh Water Capacity distill up to 1,000 gals. per day

Armament

bow gun, one single 3"/50 dual purpose gun mount

two twin 40mm AA gun mounts

four single 20mm AA gun mounts

four .50 cal machine guns

ten MK7 rocket launchers

Propulsion

2 quad packs of 4 General Motors 6051 series 71 Diesel engines per shaft, BHP 1,600

single General Motors Main Reduction Gears

2 Diesel-drive 60Kw 450V. A. C. Ships Service Generators

twin variable pitch propellers

Specifications Sources:
Baker, A.D. III. Allied Landing Craft of World War II. Annapolis: United States Naval Institute Press, 1989. 47
Lawley, George & Sons Corporation. Instructions for LCS(L)(3) Class
Lawley, George & Sons Corporation. Original Plans of LCS(L)(3)

Size	Image Description	Contributed By
95k	USS LCS(L)(3)-45 builders completion photo, 11 November 1944, Portland, OR. Commercial Iron Works photo now in the collections of the US National Archives	National Association of USS LCS(L) 1-130
26k	USS LCS(L)(3)-45 under way, mid 1945, location unknown US National Archives photo	National Association of USS LCS(L) 1-130
35k	USS LCS(L)(3)-45 firing on the beaches at Brunei Bay during the invasion on 10 June, 1945 US National Archives photo # (80-G-K-5859), a US Navy photo now in the collections of the US National Archives.	National Association of USS LCS(L) 1-130
66k	USS LCS(L)(3)-45 and *LCS(L)(3)-46* moored together, date and location unknown.	Henry W. Toll, Jr. MD and the National Association of USS LCS(L) 1-130
144k	Forward plan view of USS LCS(L)(3)-45 at Mare Island, 21 May 1946. She was under repairs at the yard from 29 March to 11 June 1946. Shipyard logs indicate that she was berthed with the USS LSM-251, USSLSM-222, USS LSM-275, and USS LSM-172. Navy Yard Mare Island photo # 1882-46	Darryl Baker
155k	Aft plan view of USS LCS(L)(3)-45 at Mare Island, 21 May 1946 with either: USS LSM-251, USS LSM-222, USS LSM-275, or USS LSM-172. Navy Yard Mare Island photo # 1883-46	Darryl Baker
60k	USS LCS(L)(3)-45 under way, date and location unknown.	National Association of USS LCS(L) 1-130
43k	USS LCS(L)(3)-45 off Mare Island, 22 May 1946, after completing repairs. US National Archives photo # (BS 95127), US Naval Shipyard Mare Island 1871-46, now in the collections of the US National Archives.	National Association of USS LCS(L) 1-130
62k	USS LCS(L)(3)-45 off Mare Island, 22 May 1946, after completing repairs. US Naval Shipyard Mare Island 1872-46.	Darryl Baker

There is no history available for USS LCS(L)(3)-45 at Navsource

Commanding Officers
01	LT. Lang, E. M., USNR	6 November 1944 - ?


Courtesy Wolfgang Hechler and Ron Reeves

Crew Contact And Reunion Information Web Sites
U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log

Other Crew Contact and Reunion Information
National Association of USS LCS(L) 1-130
Dennis Steenbergen, Secretary
7345 W. Lakeside Drive, Littleton, CO, 80125
Phone 303-470-1187
E-mail Dennis Steenbergen

Additional Web Sites of Interest
National Association of USS LCS(L) 1-130

Additional Resources
Rielly, Robin L. Mighty Midgets at War: The Saga of the LCS(L) Ships from Iwo Jima to Vietnam. Central Point, Oregon: Hellgate Press, 2000. (ISBN 1-55571-522-2)

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