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Mined and sunk off Omaha Beach, Normandy, France, 6 June 1944

USS LCI(L)-416

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Juliet - Zulu - Yankee
NJZY

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - Combat Action Ribbon (retroactive, 6 June 1944, Normandy)
Bottom Row - American Campaign Medal - Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal (1) - World War II Victory Medal
Personnel Awards

LTJG Stuart W. Reed, USNR, CO USS LCI(L)-416, 6 June 1944

LCI-351 Class Landing Craft Infantry (Large):

Laid down, 29 January 1944, at George Lawley & Sons Shipbuilding Corp., Neponset, MA.

Launched, 7 February 1944

Commissioned USS LCI(L)-416, 14 February 1944, LTJG Stuart W. Reed, USNR, in command

During World War II USS LCI(L)-416 was assigned to the Europe-Africa-Middle East Theater and participated in the following campaign:

Campaign and Dates
Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaigns
Invasion of Normandy, 6 June 1944

Sunk by an enemy mine, 6 June 1944, at Normandy

Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown

USS LCI(L)-416 received one battle star for World War II service

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
	114k	USS LCI(L)-416 lays sunken off Omaha Beach with USS LST-355 seaward from her, amidst reinforcement and cleanup activities on 7 June 1944. While taking the 26th Regiment of the First Infantry Division into the beach on D-day the ship hit a teller mine. It settled to the bottom and the crew, ordered to abandon ship, followed the troops ashore. The two LCTs at lower right are *LCT-637* and an unidentified LCT. US National Archives photo from the USS Landing Craft Infantry National Association 2006 calendar.		Ardie Hunt
	157k	USS LCI(L)-416 lays sunken off Omaha Beach. The two LCTs at lower right are unidentified. Photo from omahabeach.vierville.free.fr		Jon Strupp

Commanding Officers
01	LTjg. Reed, Stuart W. USNR	14 February 1944 - 6 June 1944


Courtesy Jon Strupp, Wolfgang Hechler and Ron Reeves

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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