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LCS(L)(3)-4 / LSSL-4


USS LSSL-4 was transferred to France, named RFS Arquebuse (L-9022), and later to South Vietnam, renamed Linh Kiem (HQ-226)
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from left to right
American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (1) - World War II Victory Medal
LCS(L)(3)-1 Class Landing Craft Support (Large)(Mark3):
  • Laid down, 5 July 1944, at George Lawley & Sons Corp., Neponset, MA.
  • Launched, 15 July 1944
  • Commissioned USS LCS(L)(3)-4, 11 August 1944
  • During World War II LCS(L)(3)-4 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater
  • Decommissioned, (date unknown)
  • Laid up in the Pacific Reserve Fleet
  • Reclassified and Renamed Landing Ship Support Large USS LSSL-4, 28 February 1949
  • Transferred to France 15 August 1950, named RFS Arquebuse (L-9022)
  • Transferred to South Vietnam 1955, renamed Linh Kiem (HQ-226), then renamed Le Trong Deim (HQ-226)
  • Struck from the Naval Register (date unknown)
  • Final Disposition, sunk in South Vietnam, 3 October 1970
  • LCS(L)(3)-4 earned one battle star for World War II service
    Specifications:
    Displacement 250 t (lt), 387 t (fl)
    Length 158' 6" o.a.
    Beam 23' 3"
    Draft loaded, 4' 9" fwd, 6' 6" aft
    Speed 16.5k max at 650 shaft rpm, 14.5kts at 585 shaft rpm
    Armor 10-lb STS splinter shield to gun mounts, pilot house and conning tower
    Complement 6 Officers, 65 Enlisted
    Propulsion 8 GM diesels, 4 per shaft, BHP 1,600, twin variable pitch propellers
    Endurance 5,500 miles at 12kts at 45" pitch (350 tons dspl.)
    Fuel/Stores 76 tons fuel oil, 10 tons fresh water, 6 tons lubrication oil, 8 tons provisions and stores at full load
    Fresh Water Capacity distill up to 1,000 gals. per day
    Armament bow gun, one single 3"/50 gun mount, additional guns 2 twin 40mms 4 single 20mms, 4 .50 cal MGs, ten MK7 rocket launchers
    Specifications Sources:
    Baker, A.D. III. Allied Landing Craft of World War II. Annapolis: United States Naval Institute Press, 1989. 47
    Lawley, George & Sons Corporation. Instructions for LCS(L)(3) Class
    Lawley, George & Sons Corporation. Original Plans of LCS(L)(3)
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    LCS(L) (3)-4 38k ex LCS(L)(3)-4 in South Vietnamese service as HQ-226, circa 1960s.
    US Navy photo    		 National Association of
    USS LCS(L) 1-130
    LCS(L) (3)-4/105 49k ex LCS(L)(3)-4 in South Vietnamese service as Le Trong Deim (HQ-226) at dock, and ex LCS(L)(3)-2 in South Vietnamese service as No Than (HQ-225) at Phnom Penh Navy Yard, Cambodia in June 1970
    National Archives photo    		 National Association of
    USS LCS(L) 1-130
    There is no DANFS history available for USS LCS(L)(3)-4 at NavSource
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information Web Sites
    U.S.Navy Memorial Foundation
    Fleet Reserve Association
    Other Crew Contact and Reunion Information
    National Association of USS LCS(L) 1-130
    John Rooney, Secretary
    2 Emery Lane, Phoenixville, PA, 19460
    Phone 610-935-0902
    E-mail John Rooney
    Additional Web Sites of Interest
    National Association of USS LCS(L) 1-130
    Additional Resources
    Rielly, Robin L. Mighty Midgets at War: The Saga of the LCS(L) Ships from Iwo Jima to Vietnam. Central Point, Oregon: Hellgate Press, 2000. (ISBN 1-55571-522-2)
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