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USS LCS(L)(3)-46


International Radio Call Sign:
November - Victor - Sierra - Uniform
 NVSU
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons


Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - China Service Medal (extended) - American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal
Bottom 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, 7 October 1944 at Commercial Iron Works, Portland OR.
  • Launched, 27 October 1944
  • Commissioned USS LCS(L)(3)-46, 9 November 1944
  • During World War II USS LCS(L)(3)-46 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater
  • Following World War II USS LCS(L)(3)-46 was assigned to Occupation duty from 4 September to 9 October 1945 and China service from 10 October to 10 December 1945
  • Decommissioned, 28 October 1946
  • Struck from the Naval Register, 23 June 1947
  • Final Disposition, sold, 7 October 1947, to Carl E Anderson, Seattle, WA., fate unknown
    Specifications:
    Displacement 250 t.(lt), 387 t.(fl)
    Length 158' 6" ovl.
    Beam 23' 3"
    Draft loaded, 4' 9" fwd, 6' 6" aft
    Speed 16.5 kts. max at 650 shaft rpm, 14.5 kts. 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)
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    LCS(L)-46 93k USS LCS(L)(3)-46 commissioning ceremony, 9 November 1944, at Commercial Iron Works, Portland OR. Victor J. Blomberg
    LCS(L)-46 46k USS LCS(L)(3)-46 underway, date and location unknown. National Association of
    USS LCS(L) 1-130
    LCS(L)-46 88k USS LCS(L)(3)-46 underway, date and location unknown. Victor J. Blomberg, Courtesy Floyd White
    LCS(L)-46 98k USS LCS(L)(3)-46 being dry docked, date and location unknown. Victor J. Blomberg, Courtesy Eugene Walsh
    LCS(L)-46 36k USS LCS(L)(3)-46 being dry docked, date and location unknown. Victor J. Blomberg, Courtesy Joan Haag
    LCS(L)-47 63k Left to right, USS LCI(L)(3)-23, USS LCI(L)(3)-46, USS LCI(L)(3)-47 and LCI(L)(3)-22 moored at Tsingtao, China, circa late 1945 early 1946 National Association of
    USS LCS(L) 1-130, Courtesy Ken Krayer
    LCS(L)-45 66k USS LCS(L)(3)-46 and USS LCS(L)(3)-45 moored together, date and location unknown. Henry W. Toll, Jr. MD and the National Association of USS LCS(L) 1-130
    USS LCS(L)(3)-56 History as provided by the National Association of USS LCS(L) 1-130
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information Web Sites
    U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log
    Other Crew Contact and Reunion Information
    National Association of USS LCS(L) 1-130
    Dennis Steenbergen, Secretary
    7345 W. Lakeside Drive, Littleton, CO, 80125
    Phone 303-470-1187
    E-mail Dennis Steenbergen
    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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