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LCS(L)(3)-6 / LSSL-6

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 Service Medal (with Asia clasp)

LCS(L)(3)-1 Class Landing Craft Support (Large)(Mark3):

Laid down 17 July 1944 at George Lawley & Sons Corp., Neponset, MA.

Launched 3 August 1944

Commissioned USS LCS(L)(3)-6, 27 August 1944

During World War II LCS(L)(3)-6 served as a stateside training vessel

Following World War II LCS(L)(3)-6 performed occupation duty in the Far East

Decommissioned (date unknown)

Reclassified and Renamed Landing Ship Support Large USS LSSL-6, 28 February 1949

Struck from the Naval Register (date unknown)

Final Disposition, sold for scrapping to Northern Metal Company, Philadelphia PA. 28 February 1951

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)

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description		Contributed By
	57k	*LCS(L)(3)* on the Mississippi River in 1946 National Archives photo		National Association of USS LCS(L) 1-130

There is no DANFS history currently available for USS LCS(L)(3)-6 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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