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USS LCI(L)-750

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Quebec - November - Lima
NQNL

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - American Campaign Medal Bottom Row - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (3) - World War II Victory Medal - Philippines Liberation Medal (2)

LCI(L)-750 was transferred to Argentina and named ARA BDI No.5 (Q-58)

LCI(L)-351 Class Landing Craft Infantry (Large):

Laid down, 13 March 1944, at Commercial Iron Works, Portland, OR.

Launched, 5 April 1944

Commissioned USS LCI(L)-750, 17 April 1944, Ltjg. S.A.R. White, USNR, in command

During World War II LCI(L)-750 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater:
LCI Flotilla Eight;
LCI Group Twenty-Three;
LCI Division Forty-Five and participated in the following campaigns::

**Asiatic-Pacific Campaigns**
Campaigns and Dates	Campaigns and Dates
Western New Guinea operation Morotai landings, 15 September 1944	Manila Bay-Bicol operation Nasbugu, 31 January 1945
Leyte operation Leyte landings, 16 to 29 November 1944 Ormoc Bay landings, 8 to 10 December 1944

Decommissioned, date unknown

Struck from the Naval Register in January 1947

Transferred to the Maritime Commission for disposal, 18 February 1948

Transferred to the government of Argentina, redesignated ARA BDI No.5 (Q-58) in 1948

Final Disposition, disposed of by the Argentine Navy in 1961, fate unknown

USS LCI(L)-750 earned three 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 gun mounts, 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
USS LCI(L)-750
	34k	USS LCI(L)-750 beached at Mindoro, P.I., circa 13 April 1945.	Bob L. Pettit EM1/c USS LCI(L)-750
ARA BDI No.5 (Q-58)
	20k	ARA BDI No.5 (Q-58) and *ARA BDI No.4* (Q-57)** (ex-USS LCI(L)-750 moored pierside, date and location unknown.	Robert Hurst

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
Summarized Deck Log of LCI(L)-750 as compiled by Bob L. Pettit USS LCI(L)-750

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Last Updated 14 March 2014