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Lost to enemy suicide plane attack, 12 April 1945

USS LCS(L)(3)-33

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - Combat Action Ribbon (retroactive, Iwo Jima)
Bottom Row - American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (2) - World War II Victory 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)-33, 27 September 1944

During World War II USS LCS(L)(3)-33 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater and participated in the:

**Asiatic-Pacific Campaigns**
Campaign and Dates	Campaign and Dates
Iwo Jima operation Attack and occupation of Iwo Jima, 12 to 19 February 1945	Okinawa Gunto operation Attack and occupation of Okinawa Gunto, April 1945

Final Disposition, sunk by Japanese kamikaze suicide planes attack, 12 April 1945 on Radar Picket Station # 1 off Okinawa

Struck from the Naval Register (date unknown)

USS LCS(L)(3)-33 earned two battle stars 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

Size	Image Description	Contributed By
11k	*LCS Group Seven* at Pearl Harbor prior to deployment to Iwo Jima, circa December 1944-January 1945. From left to right: USS LCS(L)(3)-35 USS LCS(L)(3)-34 USS LCS(L)(3)-51 USS LCS(L)(3)-32 USS LCS(L)(3)-56 USS LCS(L)(3)-55 USS LCS(L)(3)-33 USS LCS(L)(3)-5? USS LCS(L)(3)-53 and Group flag ship USS LCS(L)(3)-31.	Michael Hollis for his father LTjg. Jack D.Hollis, USS LCS(L)(3)-31 and LCS Group Seven staff.
24k	*LCS Group Seven* at Pearl Harbor prior to deployment to Iwo Jima, circa December 1944-January 1945. From left to right: USS LCS(L)(3)-51 USS LCS(L)(3)-32 USS LCS(L)(3)-56 USS LCS(L)(3)-55 USS LCS(L)(3)-33 USS LCS(L)(3)-5? USS LCS(L)(3)-53 and Group flag ship USS LCS(L)(3)-31.	Michael Hollis for his father LTjg. Jack D.Hollis, USS LCS(L)(3)-31 and LCS Group Seven staff.
31k	USS LCS(L)(3)-33 underway, date and location unknown	Hyperwar US Navy in World War II
52k	USS LCS(L)(3)-33 underway in the South Pacific, late 1944 National Archives photo	National Association of USS LCS(L) 1-130

There is no DANFS History currently available for USS LCS(L)(3)-33 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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