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LCS(L)(3)-36 / LSSL-36

Flag Hoist/International Radio Call Sign:
November - Victor - Sierra - Alpha

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from left to right
American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (1) - World War II Victory Medal

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

Laid down, 28 August 1944, at Commercial Iron Works, Portland OR.

Launched, 17 September 1944

Commissioned USS LCS(L)(3)-36, 4 October 1944

During World War II LCS(L)(3)-36 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater and participated in the following campaign:

Iwo Jima operation

Decommissioned (date unknown)

Laid up in the Pacific Reserve Fleet

Redesignated Landing Ship Support Large USS LSSL-36, 28 February 1949

Struck from the Naval Register (date unknown)

Final Disposition, sold for scrapping, 13 February 1951, to Northern Metal Co., Philadelphia PA., for $9,009.

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 16.5k 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 3"/50 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)

Size	Image Description	Contributed By
118k	*LCS(L)(3)-36* heading into Iwo Jima, 19 February 1945. US Navy photo	National Association of USS LCS(L) 1-130
45k	*LCS(L)(3)-36* underway off Iwo Jima, February 1945	National Association of USS LCS(L) 1-130
50k	*LCS(L)(3)-36* operating off Iwo Jima, probably during the pre-landing bombardment, circa 19 February 1945. Note explosions and smoke ashore, flares falling overhead, and LCVP underway in the right center. Original 35mm Kodachrome transparency, photographed by LT. Howard W. Whalen, USNR, Boat Group Commander, Sanborn (APA-193). US Navy photo # NH 104363-KN (color) from the collections of the US Naval Historical Center. Collection of LCDR. Howard W. Whalen, USNR. Donated by Mrs. Nadine Whalen, 1997.	US Naval Historical Center

There is no DANFS history available for USS LCS(L)(3)-36 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, Inc.
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 September 2007