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HMS LCI(L)-380


LCI-351 Class Landing Craft Infantry (Large):
  • Laid in October 1943 at at George Lawley & Son Corp., Neponset, MA.
  • Launched in October 1943
  • Delivered to the US Navy, 31 October 1943, and leased to the United Kingdom the same day
  • Commissioned into the Royal Navy as HM LCI(L)-380
  • Returned to US Naval custody, date unknown
  • Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown
  • Final Disposal, sold in 1947, 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
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    LCI(L)-380
    1015038001    		 321k HM LCI(L)-380 under way, 16 November 1943, location unknown Darryl Baker
    The history for LCI(L)-380 is from USS LCI "Landing Craft Infantry", Vol. II. Paducah, Kentucky: Turner Publishing Company, © 1995. (ISBN 1-56311-262-0)
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log
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    Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
    USS Landing Craft Infantry National Association
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