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USS LCI(R)-732
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 USS LCI(L)-732 (1944 - 1945)


International Radio Call Sign:
November - Whiskey - Quebec - Papa
 NWQP
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons


Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - China Service Medal (extended) - American Campaign Medal
Bottom Row - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (1) - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp)
LCI-351 Class Landing Craft Infantry (Large):
  • Laid down, 20 December 1943, at Commercial Iron Works, Portland, OR.
  • Launched, 24 January 1944
  • Commissioned USS LCI(L)-732, 4 February 1944
  • Reclassified Landing Craft Infantry (Rocket) in 1945 and redesignated LCI(R)-732
  • During WWII USS LCI(L)-732 / LCI(R)-732 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater and participated in the following campaign:

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

  • Following World War II USS LCI(R)-732 was assigned to Occupation and China Service in the Far East for the following periods:

    Navy Occupation Service Medal
    China Service Medal (extended)
    28 September to 16 December 194528 September to 16 December 1945

  • Decommission, date unknown
  • Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown
  • USS LCI(L)-732 / LCI(R)-732 earned one battle star for World War II service
  • Transferred to the Maritime Commission, 18 February 1948, for disposal
  • Final Disposition, fate unknown
    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(R) Complement
    3 Officers
    31 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 .50 cal machine guns
    LCI(R) Armament
    one 40mm bow mounted gun mount
    four 20mm guns
    two .50 cal machine guns
    six 5" rocket launchers
    Fuel Capacity
    Diesel 935 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
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    LCI(L)-732 28k USS LCI(R)-732 underway firing rockets, date and location unknown. Bill Brinkley
    LCI(L)-732 61k USS LCI(R)-732, USS LCI(G)-1057 and USS LCI(G)-642 being stripped of all useable material before being scrapped, date and place unknown. USS Landing Craft Infantry National Association
    The history for USS LCI(L)-732 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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