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LCS(L)(3)-32 / LSSL-32


Flag Hoist/International Radio Call Sign:
November - Victor - Romeo - Sierra
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Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons



Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - Combat Action Ribbon (retroactive) - Navy Unit Commendation
Second Row - China Service Medal (extended) - American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (3)
Third Row - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp) - Philippine Liberation Medal
LCS(L)(3)-1 Class Landing Craft Support (Large)(Mark3):
  • Laid down, 14 August 1944, at Commercial Iron Works, Portland OR.
  • Launched 10 September 1944
  • Commissioned USS LCS(L)(3)-32, 23 September 1944
  • During World War II LCS(L)(3)-31 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater LCS(L) Flotilla Three, Group Seven, as LCS(L) Group SEVEN LCDR Frank P. Stone in command, and participated in the:
    Asiatic-Pacific Campaigns
    Campaign and Dates Campaign and Dates
    Iwo Jima operation
    Assault and occupation of Iwo Jima, 19 February to 26 February 1945     		Okinawa Gunto operation
    Assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto 1 April to 6 July 1945

  • Following World War II LCS(L)-32 cleared mines at Kuirum, Taiwan, from 21 November 1945 to 1 December 1945
  • LCI(L)-32 performed China service from 5 November to 20 November 1945 and 2 December 1945 to 20 January 1946
  • Reclassified and Renamed Landing Ship Support Large USS LSSL-32, 28 February 1949
  • Decommissioned, 18 May 1950
  • Laid up in the Pacific Reserve Fleet
  • Struck from the Naval Register, 20 November 1950
  • Final Disposition, sold for scrapping 13 December 1950, to Southwest Steel Corp., Memphis, TN. for $7,313.12
  • LCS(L)(3)-32 was awarded the Navy Unit Commendation and earned two battle stars for World War II service and one battle for star post-war mine clearance
    Specifications:
    Displacement 250 t.(lt), 387 t.(fl)
    Length 158' 6" ovl.
    Beam 23' 3"
    Draft loaded, 4' 9" fwd, 6' 6" aft
    Speed 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
    Propulsion 8 GM diesels, 4 per shaft, BHP 1,600, twin variable pitch propellers
    Endurance 5,500 miles at 12kts 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 40mm gun mount, additional guns 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)-51 11k LCS(L) Group Seven at Pearl Harbor prior to deployment to Iwo Jima, circa December 1944-January 1945. From left to right:
    LCS(L)(3)-35
    LCS(L)(3)-34
    LCS(L)(3)-51
    LCS(L)(3)-32
    LCS(L)(3)-56
    LCS(L)(3)-55
    LCS(L)(3)-33
    LCS(L)(3)-5?
    LCS(L)(3)-53
    and Group flag ship LCS(L)(3)-31.    		 Michael Hollis for his father LTjg. Jack D.Hollis, USS LCS(L)(3)-31 and LCS(L) Group Seven staff.
    LCS(L)(3)-51 24k LCS(L) Group Seven at Pearl Harbor prior to deployment to Iwo Jima, circa December 1944-January 1945. From left to right:
    LCS(L)(3)-51
    LCS(L)(3)-32
    LCS(L)(3)-56
    LCS(L)(3)-55
    LCS(L)(3)-33
    LCS(L)(3)-5?
    LCS(L)(3)-53
    and Group flag ship LCS(L)(3)-31.    		 Michael Hollis for his father LTjg. Jack D.Hollis, USS LCS(L)(3)-31 and LCS(L) Group Seven staff.
    LCS(L)(3)-32 37k LCS(L)(3)-32 off Iwo Jima, February 1945 National Association of
    USS LCS(L) 1-130
    LCS(L)(3)-32 44k LCS(L)(3)-32 in Kirun Harbor, Taiwan, 21 November 1945 Submitted to the National Association of
    USS LCS(L) 1-130 by Joseph Wiskotoni
    LCS(L)(3)-32 53k LCS(L)(3)-32 in Whangpoo River, at Shanghai, China, 10 January 1946 Submitted to the National Association of
    USS LCS(L) 1-130 by Joseph Wiskotoni
    View the History of LCS(L)(3)-32 as provided by the National Association of USS LCS(L) 1-130
    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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