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USS LCI(G)-1016
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USS LCI(L)-1016 (1944 - 1945)


International Radio Call Sign:
November - Zulu - Golf - Echo
NZGE
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from left to right
American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal

LCI-351 Class Landing Craft Infantry (Large):
  • Laid down, 24 January 1944,at Albina Engine and Machine Works, Portland, OR.
  • Launched, 7 March 1944
  • Commissioned USS LCI(L)-1016, 5 April 1944
  • Reclassified Landing Craft Infantry (Gunboat) LCI(G)-1016, date unknown
  • During World War II USS LCI(L)-1016 / LCI(G)-1016 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater
  • Classification reverted to Landing Craft Infantry (Large) LCI(L)-1016, 10 September 1945
  • Decommissioned, date unknown
  • Struck from the Naval Register in 1946
  • Transferred to the Maritime Commission, 2 March 1948
  • 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(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)-1061
    1015101604
    132k USS LCI(L)-1016 USS LCi(L)-749 and USS LCI(L)-747 moored at San Diego CA. between June and August 1944, while assigned to the Training Command Amphibious Forces, Pacific Fleet.
    Frame from a short film called "The LCI (L) Description and Employment" National Archives I.D. 13007, Local ID 80-MN-4308A, Dept. of the Navy. Office of the Chief of Naval Operations. Naval Observatory.
    David Upton
    LCI(L)-1061
    1015101605
    115k USS LCI(L)-1016 underway between June and August 1944, off Coronado Island, CA., while assigned to the Training Command Amphibious Forces, Pacific Fleet.
    A colorized frame from a short film called "The LCI (L) Description and Employment" National Archives I.D. 13007, Local ID 80-MN-4308A, Dept. of the Navy. Office of the Chief of Naval Operations. Naval Observatory.
    David Upton
    LCI(L)-1061
    1015101606
    97k USS LCI(L)-1016 underway between June and August 1944, off Coronado Island, CA., while assigned to the Training Command Amphibious Forces, Pacific Fleet.
    Framed from a short film called "The LCI (L) Description and Employment" National Archives I.D. 13007, Local ID 80-MN-4308A, Dept. of the Navy. Office of the Chief of Naval Operations. Naval Observatory.
    David Upton
    LCI(L)-1061
    1015101607
    112k
    LCI(L)-1060
    1015106001
    382k Eight LCIs from right to left:
    USS LCI(G)-1060;
    USS LCI(G)-1018;
    USS LCI(G)-964;
    USS LCI(G)-1016;
    USS LCI(G)-1017;
    USS LCI(G)-961;
    USS LCI(L)-982;
    USS LCI(G)-1015; nested together, location unknown, circa 1945.
    US Naval History and Heritage Command photo # NH 74313
    Darryl Baker
    Scenes from the film "The LCI (L) Description and Employment" of LCI(L)-1016 between June and August 1944 off Coronado Island, CA. while assigned to the Training Command Amphibious Forces, Pacific Fleet. National Archives I.D. 13007, Local ID 80-MN-4308A, Dept. of the Navy. Office of the Chief of Naval Operations. Naval Observatory.
    Contributed by David Upton
    align=centerLCI-1016
    Executive Officer
    in Gray Officers Working Uniform.
    LCI-1016
    Conning Station
    LCI-1016
    Extending Ramps
    LCI-1016
    Ramps Extension
    LCI-1016
    Ramps Down
    LCI-1016
    Engine Room
    LCI-1016
    Engineering Officer
    at the stern anchor and wench
    LCI-1016
    Gun #1, Bow
    LCI-1016
    Guns #2, #3 and Pilot House
    LCI-1016
    Guns #4 and #5, Stern
    LCI-1016
    Pilot House Interior
    LCI-1016
    Pilot House Interior
    LCI-1016
    Pilot House Interior
    LCI-1016
    Pilot House Interior
    LCI-1016
    Troop Compartment
    LCI-1016
    20mm Gun
    LCI-1016
    20mm Gun
    LCI-1016
    20mm Gun
    LCI-1016
    20mm Gun
    LCI-1016
    20mm Gun
    LCI-1016
    20mm Gun
    LCI-1016
    20mm Gun

    The history for USS LCI(L)-1016 / LCI(G)-1016 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

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    USS Landing Craft Infantry National Association
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