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USS LSSL-10
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USS LCS(L)(3)-10 (1944 - 1949)

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Victor - Sierra - Papa
NVSP

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from left to right
Top Row - American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (1)
Bottom Row - World War II Victory Medal - Philippines Presidential Unit Citation - Philippine Liberation Medal

USS LCS(L)(3)-10 was transferred to France, named RFS Javeline (L-9024), later to the Japanese Self-defense Force, renamed JSDFS Hinageshi and finally to South Vietnam, renamed RVNS Le Van Binh (HQ-227)

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

Laid down, 10 August 1944, at George Lawley & Sons Corp., Neponset, MA.

Launched, 19 August 1944

Commissioned USS LCS(L)(3)-10, 10 September 1944, LT. A. C. Eldridge USNR in command

During World War II USS LCS(L)(3)-10 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater:
LCS(L)(3) Flotilla One, CAPT. R.E.Arison USNR;
LCS(L)(3) Group One, LCDR W. I. Hunt, USNR;
LCS(L)(3) Division One and participated in the following campaign:

Campaign and Dates
Asiatic-Pacific Campaign
Consolidation and Capture of Southern Philippines, 4 February to 23 May 1945

Decommissioned, date unknown, and laid up in the Pacific Reserve Fleet

Redesignated Landing Ship Support Large, USS LSSL-10, 28 February 1949

Reactivated and transferred (loaned) to France, 15 August 1950, named RFS Javeline (L-9024)

Returned to US custody in 1955

Transferred to Japan, 7 May 1956, renamed JSDFS Hinageshi

Transferred to South Vietnam, 15 September 1956, renamed Le Van Binh (HQ-227)

Struck from the US Naval Register, date unknown

USS LCS(L)(3)-10 earned one battle star for World War II service

Final Disposition, sunk in South Vietnam, 2 October 1966

Specifications:
Displacement 250 t (lt), 387 t (fl)
Length 158' o.a.
Beam 23' 8"

Draft

5' 8" limiting and max draft

loaded, 4' 9" fwd, 6' 6" aft

Speed

14.4 trial

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

Endurance 5,500 miles at 12kts at 45" pitch (350 tons dspl.)

Fuel/Stores

635 Bbls Diesel (76 tons)

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 dual purpose gun mount

two twin 40mm AA gun mounts

four single 20mm AA gun mounts

four .50 cal machine guns

ten MK7 rocket launchers

Propulsion

2 quad packs of 4 General Motors 6051 series 71 Diesel engines per shaft, BHP 1,600

single General Motors Main Reduction Gears

2 Diesel-drive 60Kw 450V. A. C. Ships Service Generators

twin variable pitch propellers

Specifications Sources:
Ships' Data U.S. Naval Vessels, Navships 250-012, April 15 1945
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
USS LCS(L)(3)-10
	80k	Artist's conception of USS LCS(L)(3)-10 as she appeared during World War II by the well known graphic illustrator John Barrett. His company, Navy Yard Associates offers, in addition to prints of LCS(L)s, many other navy types including most destroyers, destroyer escorts, submarines and aircraft carriers in various configurations during the ship's lifetime. The prints can be customized with ship's patches, your photograph, your biography, etc. If you decide to purchase artwork from them please indicate that you heard about their work from NavSource.	Navy Yard Associates
	64k	USS LCS(L)(3)-10 crew photo, date and location unknown. US Navy Photo	National Association of USS LCS(L) 1-130
	137k	USS LCS(L)(3)-10 and USS LCI(L)-363 as units of Task Group 70.4 in early 1945 supplying ammunition, food and supplies to guerrilla forces in northern Mindanao under the command of Col. W.W. Fertig USA. US Navy Photo	National Association of USS LCS(L) 1-130
	41k	USS LCS(L)(3)-10 to starboard of USS LCS(L)(3)-11 while at anchor, date and location unknown.	National Association of USS LCS(L) 1-130
Le Van Binh (HQ-227)
	44k	*Ex-LCS(L)(3)-10* in South Vietnamese service as Le Van Binh (HQ-227), South Vietnam, date unknown.	Dennis A. Steenbergen

History of USS LCS(L)(3)-10 as provided by the National Association of USS LCS(L) 1-130

Commanding Officers
01	LT. Eldridge, A. C., USNR	10 September 1944 - ?

Crew Contact And Reunion Information Web Sites
U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log

Other Crew Contact and Reunion Information
National Association of USS LCS(L) 1-130
Dennis Steenbergen, Secretary
7345 W. Lakeside Drive, Littleton, CO, 80125
Phone 303-470-1187
E-mail Dennis Steenbergen

Additional Pages and Web Sites of Interest
Task Group 70.4 Summary Report
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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USS LCS(L)(3)-10 (1944 - 1949)