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USS LCI(G)-506
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 USS LCI(L)-506


International Radio Call Sign:
November - Quebec - Xray - Alpha
 NQXA
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from left to right
American Campaign Medal - Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal (1) - World War II Victory Medal
LCI-351 Class Landing Craft Infantry (Large):
  • Laid down, 21 October 1943, at New Jersey Shipbuilding Corp., Barber, N.J.
  • Launched, 20 November 1943
  • Commissioned USS LCI(L)-506, 26 November 1943
  • During World War II USS LCI(L)-506 was assigned to the Europe-Africa-Middle East Theater and participated in following campaign:

    Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaign
    Campaign and Dates
    Invasion of Normandy, 6 to 25 June 1944
  • Reclassified Landing Craft Infantry (Gunboat) LCI(G)-506, 15 July 1945
  • Decommissioned, date unknown
  • Struck from the Naval Register, 8 January 1946
  • USS LCI(L)-506 earned one battle star for World War II service
  • Final Disposition, destroyed, 13 March 1948
    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 Diesel engines, 4 per shaft, BHP 1,600
    twin variable pitch propellers
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    LCI(L)-506
    1015050603    		 227k USS LCI(L)-506 underway during landing exercises at Slapton Sands, Devon, England, 11-13 March 1944.
    TimeLife_image_116791101 by David Scherman. For personal non-commercial use only.    		 David Upton
    LCI(L)-506 48k USS LCI(L)-506 landing Allied troops during either a rehearsal for the Normandy invasion of actually on the beach at Normandy in June 1944. Ramon Jackson
    LCI(L)-506 178k USS LCI(L)-506 under way outside the artificial harbor created by the Allies at Normandy, date unknown. Harry J. Cangany Jr. for his father Harry J. Cangany, MoMM/1c USN 1942-45 USS LCI(L)-508.
    The history for USS LCI(L)-506 / LCI(G)-506 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
    Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
    USS Landing Craft Infantry National Association
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