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USS LCI(L)-1033


International Radio Call Sign:
November - Zulu - Juliet - Hotel
 NZJH
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons



Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - Combat Action Ribbon (retroactive) - Navy Unit Commendation - China Service Medal (extended)
Second Row - American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (2) - World War II Victory Medal
Third Row - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp) - Philippines Presidential Unit Citation -Philippines Liberation Medal (2)
LCI-351 Class Landing Craft Infantry (Large):
  • Laid down, 19 May 1944, at Albina Engine Works, Portland, OR.
  • Launched, 27 June 1944
  • Commissioned USS LCI(L)-1033, 11 August 1944, LTjg. Robert N. Rosenthal USNR in command
  • During World War II USS LCI(L)-1033 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater:
    LCI Flotilla Twenty Two, CDR. Marion M. Byrd, USN and participated in the following campaigns:

    Asiatic-Pacific Campaigns
    Campaign and Dates Campaign and Dates
    Luzon operation
    Lingayen Gulf landings, 9 to 18 January 1945     		Consolidation and capture of southern Philippines
    Mindanao Island landings, 17 to 23 April 1945

  • Following World War II USS LCI(L)-1033 was assigned to Occupation and China service in the Far East for the following period:

    Navy Occupation Service Medal
    China Service Medal (extended)
    8 September to 20 December 19458 September to 20 December 1945

  • While assigned to China Service USS LCI(L)-1033 was assigned to Commander Yangtze Patrol Force
  • Decommissioned in 1946
  • Laid up in the Reserve Fleet
  • Struck from the Naval Register in 1946
  • USS LCI(L)-1033 earned the Navy Unit Commendation for service in Salvage, Fire Fighting, and Rescue Unit, Service Force, 7th Fleet - Philippine Islands area, 6 January to 15 February 1945,and earned two battle stars for World War II service.
  • Final Disposition, sold, 14 November 1946, 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
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    LCI(L)-1033 163k USS LCI(L)-1033 and USS LCI(L)-519 beached, date and location unknown. William Rosenthal for his father LCDR. Robert N. Rosenthal USNR USS LCI(L)-1033
    LCI(L)-1033 304k USS LCI(L)-1033 Bosun Carl Chapple, date and location unknown.
    Photo from the June 2017 issue of USS National Association's newsletter, "Elsie Item". courtesy of Ellingson family (Roland Ellingson served in LCI 1033).     		Ardie Hunt
    The history for USS LCI(L)-1033 is from USS LCI "Landing Craft Infantry", Vol. II. Paducah, Kentucky: Turner Publishing Company, © 1995. (ISBN 1-56311-262-0)
    Commanding Officers
    01LTjg. Rosenthal, Robert N., USNR11 August 1944 - 30 December 1945
    02LTjg. Coffman, Albert Ross, USNR30 December 1945 - March 1946
    03LTjg. Fant, Norris L., USNRMarch 1946 - 1946
    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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