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LCS(L)(3)-21 / LSSL-21

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - Combat Action Ribbon - Navy Unit Commendation - American Campaign Medal
Bottom Row - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (1) - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Medal (with Asia Clasp)

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

Laid down, 12 September 1944, at George Lawley & Sons Corp., Neponset, MA.

Launched, 20 September 1944

Commissioned USS LCS(L)(3)-21, 14 October 1944

During World War II LCS(L)(3)-21 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater LCS Flotilla Three, Group Eight and participated in the:

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

Decommissioned (date unknown)

Laid up in the Pacific Reserve Fleet, Columbia River Group, Astoria, OR.

Redesignated Landing Ship Support Large, LSSL-21, 28 February 1949

Struck from the Naval Register (date unknown)

Final Disposition, sold for scrapping, 16 March 1951, to The Learner Company, Alameda CA., for $10,870

LCS(L)(3)-21 received one battle star in addition to the Naval Unit Commendation 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
54k	*LCS(L)-21*, at sea, date unknown	National Association of USS LCS(L) 1-130
55k	*LCS(L)-21* along with the rest of *LCS(L) Group 8* practicing off Guadalcanal, early 1945	National Association of USS LCS(L) 1-130
79k	*LCS(L)-21* and *LCS(L)-17* drydocked at Sasebo, Japan, November 1945	Courtesy Bob Ochs, submitted by the National Association of USS LCS(L) 1-130
117k	*LC(FF)-536* and *LCS(L)-21* drydocked at Sasebo, Japan, November 1945.	Courtesy Robert H. Ochs, submitted by the National Association of USS LCS(L) 1-130

There is no DANFS history available for USS LCS(L)(3)-21 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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Last Updated 21 April 2006