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USS LCI(L)-1073
International Radio Call Sign:
November - Zulu - Romeo - Echo
NZRE
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 - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Medal (with Asia clasp)
LCI-351 Class Landing Craft Infantry (Large):
Laid down, 6 June 1944, at Defoe Ship Building Co., Bay City, MI.
Launched, 21 June 1944
Commissioned USS LCI(L)-1073, 26 June 1944
During World War II USS LCI(L)-1073 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater
Following World War II USS LCI(L)-1073 was assigned to Occupation service in the Far East for the following periods:
Navy Occupation Service Medal |
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| 21 to 23 October 1945 |
| 31 October to 3 November 1945 |
Decommissioned, date unknown
Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown
Transferred to the State Department, 20 March 1947
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
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The history for USS LCI(L)-1073 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
This page is created by David W. Almond and maintained by Gary P. Priolo
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Last Updated 13 October 2017