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USS LCI(L)-635

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Papa - Lima - Tango
NPLT

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, 19 May 1944, at New Jersey Shipbuilding Co., Barber, N.J.

Launched, 15 June 1944

Commissioned USS LCI(L)-635, 22 June 1944

During World War II USS LCI(L)-635 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater:
LCI(L) Flotilla Twenty-Four CDR. A. Vernon Janaotta, USN;
LCI(L) Group Seventy-Two LCDR. A.T. Baker, USNR; and participated in the following campaign:

Campaign and Dates
Asiatic-Pacific Campaign
Borneo operation Tarakan Island, 27 April to 5 May 1945 Balikpapan operation, 26 June to 7 July 1945

Decommissioned, date unknown

Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown

Transferred to the Maritime Commission, 5 November 1947

USS LCI(L)-635 earned one battle star for World War II service

Final Disposition, 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

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description		Source
	44k	Australian troops of 2/13 Infantry Battalion have landed at Lutong, Borneo, as seen by the press ship USS LCI(L)-635 on 20 June 1945. The objective was to capture oil installations and refineries, some of which can be seen burning. Australian War Memorial, Photo No. 109777		Mike Green

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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