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USS LCI(L)-48

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Charlie - Lima - Charlie
NCLC

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from left to right
American Campaign Medal - Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal (4) - World War II Victory Medal

USS LCI(L)-48 was sold to the Dominican Republic named Palo Incado (BDI-102)

LCI-1 Class Landing Craft Infantry (Large):

Laid down, 5 November 1942 at New York Shipbuilding Corp., Camden, N.J

Launched, 10 December 1942

Commissioned USS LCI(L)-48, 9 February 1943

During World War II LCI(L)-48 was assigned to the Europe-Africa-Middle East Theater and participated in the following campaigns:

Campaign and Dates	Campaign and Dates
Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaigns
Sicilian occupation, 9 to 15 July 1943	West Coast of Italy operations Anzio-Nuttuno advanced landings, 22 January to 1 March 1944 Elba and Pianosa landings, 17 June 1944
Salerno landings, 9 to 21 September 1943	Invasion of Southern France, 15 August to 18 September 1944

Decommissioned, date unknown

Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown

USS LCI(L)-48 earned four battle stars for World War II service

Transferred to the Maritime Commission for disposal, 21 April 1947

Sold in 1947 to the Dominican Republic at auction in Trinidad, named Palo Incado (BDI-102)

Decommissioned by the Dominican Republic Navy in 1957

Final Disposition, sunk in the 1960s

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
	127k	USS LCI(L)-48 and USS LCI(L)-221 and an unidentified LCI(L) beached, date and location unknown. Photo from the US Library of Congress collection.	Bob Morrissey
	1793k	USS LCI(L)-39, USS LCI(L)-48, USS LCI(L)-44, USS LCI(L)-188, load French Colonial 9th Infantry Division troops at Porto Vecchio, Corsica, 16 June 1944, for the Invasion of Elba, 17 June 1944. Note the censorship of the radars. US Army Signal Corps photo # SC 329865, by Gann, now in the collections of the US National Archives.	Dave Kerr
1015004802	238k	USS LCI(L)-48 in dry dock, date and location unknown.	Bridie Flaherty for her great-grandfather, Martin Flaherty LCI(L)-48
1015004803	223k	USS LCI(L)-48 beached, probably in a Mediterranean port, date unknown.	Bridie Flaherty for her great-grandfather, Martin Flaherty LCI(L)-48

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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