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LCS(L)(3)-12 / LSSL-12


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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 (1) - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp)

USS LSSL-12 was transferred to Japan and named JDS Sekichiku
LCS(L)(3)-1 Class Landing Craft Support (Large)(Mark3):
  • Laid down, 14 August 1944, at George Lawley & Sons Corp., Neponset, MA.
  • Launched, 24 August 1944
  • Commissioned USS LCS(L)(3)-12, 17 September 1944, LTjg. George J. O’Hare, in command
  • During World War II LCS(L)(3)-12 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater and participated in the:
  • Following World War II LCS(L)(3)-12 performed occupation duty in the Far East
  • Decommissioned (date unknown)
  • Laid up in the Pacific Reserve Fleet
  • Redesignated Landing Ship Support Large, USS LSSL-12, 28 February 1949
  • Transferred to Japan, 30 June 1953, Named JDS Sekichiku
  • Returned to US custody, 30 June 1958
  • Struck from the Naval Register (date unknown)
  • Final Disposition, recommended for disposal and use as a target, sunk by gunfire 12 March 1959
  • LCS(L)(3)-12 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 16.5 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)-12 93k LCS(L)(3)-12 underway, circa 1946-1949, place unknown.
    National Archives photo-    		 National Association of
    USS LCS(L) 1-130
    LCS(L) (3)-19/38/23/12 55k From left to right,
    LCS(L)(3)-19,
    LCS(L)(3)-38,
    LCS(L)(3)-23, and
    LCS(L)(3)-12,
    moored pierside at Sasebo, Japan, circa Fall 1945    		 National Association of
    USS LCS(L) 1-130
    View the History of LCS(L)(3)-12 as provided by the National Association of USS LCS(L) 1-130
    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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