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USS LCI(L)-664

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Golf - Charlie - Echo
NGCE

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - American Campaign Medal - Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal (1)
Bottom Row - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Medal (with Asia clasp)

LCI-351 Class Landing Craft Infantry (Large):

Laid down, 1 March 1944, at George Lawley & Sons, Neponset MA.

Launched, 8 March 1944

Commissioned USS LCI(L)-664, 18 March 1944

During World War II USS LCI(L)-664 was assigned to the Europe-Africa-Middle East Theater and participated in the following campaign:

Campaigns and Dates
Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaigns
Invasion of southern France, 15 August to 25 September 1944

Following World War II USS LCI(L)-664 was reassigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater and performed Occupation service in the Far East from 18 November 1945 to 2 April 1946

Decommissioned, date unknown

Struck from the Naval Register in 1951

USS LCI(L)-664 earned one battle star for World War II service

Sold, 1 May 1951

Final Disposition, fate unknown

Specifications:
Displacement 246 t.(light), 264 t. (landing), 419 t.(loaded)
Length 158' 5½"
Beam 23' 3"

Draft

Light 3' 1½" mean

Landing, 2' 8" forward, 4' 10" aft

Loaded, 5' 4" forward, 5' 11" aft

Speed

16 kts (max.)

14 kts maximum continuous

Complement

4 Officers

24 Enlisted

Troop Capacity

6 Officers

182 Enlisted

Cargo Capacity 75 tons

Armor 2" plastic splinter protection on gun turrets, conning tower and pilot house

Endurance 4,000 miles at 12 kts, loaded, 500 miles at 15 kts; and 110 tons of fuel

Armament

five single 20mm guns, one bow mounted, one each port and starboard forward of wheelhouse, one each port and starboard aft of wheelhouse

on some LCIs two .50 cal machine guns were added

Fuel Capacity

Diesel 800 Bbls

lube oil 200 gal

Propulsion

two sets of 4 General Motors 6051 series 71 Diesel engines, 4 per shaft

single General Motors Main reduction gears

two Diesel-drive 30Kw 120V D.C. Ship's Service Generators

twin variable pitch propellers, 2,320shp

Size	Image Description	Source
73k	USS LCI(L)-664 officers and petty officers after an Administrative Inspection at Bizerte, Tunisia, date unknown. (Photo Caption - "cit-kip,wells,early,zory,--rgland")	Russ Padden
181k	USS LCI(L)-664 nested with other LCIs at Mers-el-Kebir on the coast of French Algeria, date unknown.	Russ Padden
102k	USS LCI(L)-664 under way in convoy from Mers-el-Kebir on the coast of French Algeria, date unknown.	Russ Padden
114k	USS LCI(L)-664 in the harbor at Palermo, Sicily, date unknown.	Russ Padden
126k	USS LCI(L)-664 at anchor with French troops bound for Marseilles aboard, circa late 1944.	Russ Padden
97k	USS LCI(L)-664 with French troops aboard bound for Marseilles, circa late 1944.	Russ Padden
112k	USS LCI(L)-664 conning tower, date and location unknown.	Russ Padden
58k	USS LCI(L)-664 nested with other LCIs at Marseilles, France, circa late 1944.	Russ Padden
134k	USS LCI(L)-664 with POWs (Polish conscripts) aboard, circa late 1944.	Russ Padden
104k	USS LCI(L)-664 under way between Marseilles, France and Naples, Italy transporting POWs (Polish conscripts), circa late 1944.	Russ Padden
81k	USS LCI(L)-664 crew at Oran prior to getting under way for return to the US, circa late 1944-early 1945.	Russ Padden