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USS LCI(L)-972

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Yankee - Yankee - Hotel

NYYH

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - China Service Medal (extended)
Second Row - American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (4)- World War II Victory Medal
Third Row - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp) - Philippines Presidential Unit Citation - Philippines Liberation Medal (2)

LCI-351 Class Landing Craft Infantry (Large):

Laid down, 9 March 1944, at Consolidated Steel Corp, Shipbuilding Div., Orange, TX.

Launched, 31 March 1944

Commissioned USS LCI(L)-972, 27 April 1944

During World War II USS LCI(L)-972 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater and participated in the following campaigns;

Campaigns	Campaigns
Asiatic-Pacific Campaigns
Leyte operation Leyte landings - 5 to 29 November 1944 Ormoc Bay landing - 7 and 8 December 1944	Manila Bay-Bicol operations Nasugbu - 31 January 1945
Luzon operation Mindoro landings - 12 to 18 December 1944	Consolidation and capture of the Southern Philippines Palawan Island landings - 28 February 1945 Visayan Island landings - 26 March to 20 April 1945

Following World War II USS LCI(L)-972 was assigned to Occupation and China service in the Far East for the following period:

Navy Occupation Service Medal	China Service Medal (extended)
8 September to 16 December 1945	8 September to 16 December 1945

Decommissioned, date unknown

Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown

USS LCI(L)-972 earned four battle stars for World War II service

Sold, 24 February 1947

Final Disposition, fate unknown

Specifications:
Displacement 236 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 knots; 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 860 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

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description	Source
1015097202	239k	USS LCI(L)-972 under way coming alongside *USS Russell* (DD-414), 31 January 1945. Russell** is escorting an LCI force from the Leyte area to Nasugbu to take part in the operation there. Photos from the collection of LTjg. Edwin H. Klump Jr. USS Russell	1015097201 contributed by James Madson, courtesy Mrs. Rebecca Klump Cottrell 1015097202 and 1015097203 contributed by John Chiqouine
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1015097203	129k

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

Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
USS Landing Craft Infantry National Association

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Last Updated 12 June 2020