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LCS(L)(3)-9 / LSSL-9


USS LCS(L)(3)-9 was transferred to France, named RFS Hallebarde (L-9023), later to Japanese Self-defense Force, renamed JSDFS Asagao, later South Vietnam, renamed Doan Ngoc Tang (HQ-228), and finally to the Philippines, renamed RPS La Union (LF-50)
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons


Precedence of awards is from left to right
Top Row - Combat Action Ribbon (retroactive) - American Campaign Medal
Bottom Row - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal - Philippine Liberation Medal
LCS(L)(3)-1 Class Landing Craft Support (Large)(Mark3):
  • Laid down, 7 July 1944, at George Lawley & Sons Corp., Neponset, MA.; Launched, 17 August 1944
  • Commissioned USS LCS(L)(3)-9, 6 September 1944
  • Decommissioned (date unknown)
  • Laid up in the Reserve Fleet
  • Redesignated Landing Ship Support Large, USS LSSL-9, 28 February 1949
  • Reactivated and transferred (loaned) to France, 15 August 1950, named RFS Hallebarde (L-9023) Returned to US custody in1955
  • Transferred to Japan, 7 May 1956, renamed JSDFS Asagao
  • Transferred to South Vietnam, 15 September 1956, renamed Doan Ngoc Tang (HQ-228)
  • Struck from the Naval Register (date unknown)
  • Escaped Vietnam in 1975 to the Philippines
  • Custody assumed by the Philippines Government in1975, renamed RPS La Union (LF-50) used for spare parts
  • Final Disposition, deleted by Philippine Navy circa 1980s, fate unknown
    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 16.5 kts. 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 12 kts. 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
    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)-9 69k LCS(L)(3)-9 crew photo, date and place unknown National Association of
    USS LCS(L) 1-130
    LCS(L) (3)-9 113k LCS(L)(3)-9 crew photo, probably fall 1945 National Association of
    USS LCS(L) 1-130
    Doan Nqoc Tang (HQ-228)
    LCS(L) (3)-9 72k ex LCS(L)(3)-9 in South Vietnamese service asDoan Ngoc Tang (HQ-228) underway, date and place unknown. Lawrence C. Brooks, II
    LCS(L) (3)-9 71k Doan Ngoc Tang (HQ-228) at US Navsta Subic Bay, Philippines, carrying refugees after the fall of South Vietnamese government, 5 May 1975.
    US National Archives photo    		 National Association of
    USS LCS(L) 1-130
    View the History of LCS(L)(3)-9 as provided by the National Association of USS LCS(L) 1-130
    View the Task Group 70.4 Summary Report located 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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