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USS LCI(L)-521

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Quebec - Zulu - Alpha
NQZA

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row = American Campaign Medal
Bottom Row - Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal (2) - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal

USS LCI(L)-521 was transferred to the Soviet Union, redesignated DS-8

LCI-351 Class Landing Craft Infantry (Large):

Laid down, 17 November 1943, at New Jersey Shipbuilding Corp., Barber, N.J.

Launched, 15 December 1943

Commissioned USS LCI(L)-521, 20 December 1943

During World War II USS LCI(L)-521 was assigned to the Europe-Africa-Middle East Theater and participated in the following campaigns:

**Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaigns**
Campaign and Dates	Campaign and Dates
Invasion of Normandy, 6 to 25 June 1944	Invasion of southern France, 15 August to 18 September 1944

USS LCI(L)-521 was decommissioned and transferred as part of Project Hula to the Soviet Union at Cold Bay, AK., 29 July 1945, designated Soviet Landing Ship DS-8

Ex-USS LCI(L)-521 (Soviet Navy DS-8) participated in the Soviet invasion of the Japanese Kuril Islands between 18 August and 1 September 1945

Returned to US Naval custody in 1955 and struck from the Naval Register

Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown

Final Disposition, fate unknown

USS LCI(L)-521 earned two battle stars for World War II service

Specifications:
Displacement 246 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 kts; 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 800 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

Size	Image Description	Source
929k	USS LCI(L)-521 underway off the English coast, circa 1944.	Victor Howard Bagnall II in honor of his father Victor Howard Bagnall, XO USS LCI(L)-521.
198k
127k	USS LCI(L)-521 underway in Alaskan waters, circa July 1945.	Jerry Gilmartin MMCS(SW) Ret., PT658 Curator, LCI713 AFMM Secretary
1483k	USS LCI(L)-521 at Cold Bay, Alaska while preparing for turn over in July 1945 to the Soviet Union. Photo taken from USS LCI(L)-946	Jerry Gilmartin MMCS(SW) Ret., PT658 Curator, LCI713 AFMM Secretary

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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