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USS LCI(G)-405
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USS LCI(L)-405 (1944)

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Juliet - Quebec - Xray
NJQX

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from left to right
American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (1) - World War II Victory Medal

LCI-351 Class Landing Craft Infantry (Large):

Laid down, 5 January 1944, at George Lawley & Sons Shipbuilding Corp., Neponset, MA.

Launched, 12 January 1944

Commissioned USS LCI(L)-405, 18 January 1944

Reclassified Landing Craft Infantry (Gunboat) LCI(G)-405, 15 June 1944

During World War II USS LCI(L)-405 / USS LCI(G)-405 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater and participated in the following campaign:

Campaign and Dates
Asiatic-Pacific Campaigns
Western Caroline Islands operation Capture and occupation of southern Palau Islands, 6 October to 14 November 1944

Decommissioned, date unknown, at Orange, TX.

Struck from the Naval Register, 1946

LCI(G)-405 earned one battle star for World War II service

Transferred to the Maritime Commission, 1 December 1947

Final Disposition, sold for scrapping

Specifications:
Displacement 216 t.(light), 234 t.(landing); 389 t.(loaded)
Length 158' 5 1/2"
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

LCI(L) Complement

3 Officers

21 Enlisted

LCI(G) Complement

5 Officers

65 Enlisted

LCI(L) Troop Capacity

6 Officers

182 Enlisted

LCI(L) 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

LCI(L) Armament

four single 20mm guns one forward, one amidship, two aft

two .50cal machine guns

LCI(G) Armament

two 40mm guns

four 20mm guns

six .50cal machine guns

ten MK7 rocket launchers

Fuel Capacity 130 tons, 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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	74k	USS LCI(L)-405, USS LCI(L)-406 and USS LCI(L)-407 at the outfitting dock at George Lawley & Sons Shipbuilding Corp., Neponset, MA., 16 January 1944. George Lawley & Sons Shipbuilding Corp. photo now in the collections of the US National Archives.	Jerry Gilmartin AFMM secretary LCI-713 restoration crew
USS LCI(G)-405
	184k	USS LCI(G)-405 swimming party in the Palau Islands. Note in the upper right hand corner, a lookout, Harold Prioux, with a rifle just in case sharks came around! Photo is from the USS LCI National Association's newsletter "The Elsie Item", Issue # 45, July, 2003, photo by Art Griffin, USS LCI(G) 405	Ardie Hunt
1015040503	178k	USS LCI(G)-405 crew photos, dates and locations unknown: 1015040503 - S/1c Art Griffin 1015040504 - S/1c Art Griffin 1015040505 - Left to right; unknown, Kinnard, William Lunt, Douglas Leroy Lewis and Rose 1015040510 - Japanese Flag signed by Kinnard, Lunt, Lewis and Rose, Contributed by Emily Lewis granddaughter of Douglas Lewis. 1015040506 - Unknown 1015040507 - Left to right; unknown, Ross, Leisure and Chuck Vogel 1015040508 - Gunners Mate Harold Prioux 1015040509 - Harold Prioux	Jerry Gilmartin MMC(SW) USN Ret. Secretary AFMM LCI 713, Curator PT-658 Save the PT Boat Inc, courtesy Dennis Blocker LCI National Association Historian
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