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LCS(L)(3)-14 / LSSL-14

USS LSSL-14 was transferred to Japan and named Sumire

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from left to right
Top Row - Combat Action Ribbon (retroactive)
Second Row - China Service Medal (extended) - American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (1)
Third Row - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp) - Philippines Liberation Medal

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

Laid down, 19 August 1944, at George Lawley & Sons Corp., Newponset, MA.

Launched, 28 August 1944

Commissioned USS LCS(L)(3)-14, 23 September 1944, ENS. Thomas C. Fisher in command

LCS(L)(3)-14 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater and participated in:

Okinawa Gunto operation;
Assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto, 1 April to 25 June 1945

Following World War II LCS(L)(3)-14 performed occupation duty in the Far East including duty in China

Decommissioned (date unknown)

Laid up in the Pacific Reserve Fleet

Redesignated Landing Ship Support Large, USS LSSL-14, 28 February 1949

Reactived and loaned to Japan, 16 February 1953, name Japanese Maritime Self-defense Force Ship Sumire

Returned to US custody, 30 September 1975

Final Disposition, fate unknown

LCS(L)(3)-14 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)

Size	Image Description	Contributed By
89k	*LCS(L)(3)-14* and *LCS(L)(3)-15* maneuvering off Okinawa, 1 April 1945 US National Archives photo	National Association of USS LCS(L) 1-130
47k	*LCS(L)(3)-14, LCS(L)(3)-11, LCS(L)(3)-53, LCS(L)(3)-35*, nested together, circa Fall 1945, place unknown.	National Association of USS LCS(L) 1-130
67k	model of *LCS(L)(3)-14*	National Association of USS LCS(L)(3) 1-130
47k	*LCS(L)(3)-14* underway, date and place unknown.	National Association of USS LCS(L) 1-130

View the History of LCS(L)(3)-14 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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