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Lost due to enemy action, 16 February 1945

USS LCS(L)(3)-49


International Radio Call Sign:
November - Victor - Tango - Alpha
 NVTA
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons


Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - Combat Action Ribbon (retroactive, Mariveles-Corregidor) - American Campaign Medal
Bottom Row - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (2) - World War II Victory Medal - Philippines Liberation Medal (1)
 Personnel Awards

Silver Stars, Commanding Officer, LT. Harold W. Smith USNR (16 February 1945 at Mariveles P.I.) - Purple Hearts (25-WIA, Mariveles, P.I.)
LCS(L)(3)-1 Class Landing Craft Support (Large)(Mark3):
  • Laid down, 2 June 1944, at Albina Engine and Machine Works Inc., Portland, OR.
  • Launched, 20 July 1944
  • Commissioned USS LCS(L)(3)-49, 31 August 1944
  • During World War II USS LCS(L)(3)-49 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater LCS Flotilla One and participated in the:
    Asiatic-Pacific Campaigns
    Campaign and Dates Campaign and Dates
    Luzon operations
    Lingayen Gulf landings, San Antonio, Luzon, 29 January 1945     		Manila Bay-Bicol operation
    Subic Bay and Grande Island, 31 January 1945
    Mariveles-Corregidor, Mariveles Harbor, 14 to 16 February 1945

  • Final Disposition, sunk, at Mariveles Harbor, Leyte, P.I., 16 February 1945
  • Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown
  • USS LCS(L)(3)-26 received 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
     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)-49 95k USS LCS(L)(3)-49 launching, 20 July 1944, at Albina Engine and Machine Works Inc., Portland, OR. Dennis A. Steenbergen
    LCS(L)(3)-49 73k USS LCS(L)(3)-49 underway, date and location unknown. National Association of
    USS LCS(L) 1-130
    LCS(L)(3)-49 49k William T. McLaughlin MoMM 3/c, far right, with unknown shipmates aboard USS LCS(L)(3)-49. McLaughlin was Killed in Action, 16 February 1945 when the ship sank at Mariveles Bay, P.I.
    The photo was donated to the National Association OF USS LCS (L) 1-130 by McLaughlin's grandaughter Dawn Bristol to honor her grandfather.    		 Dennis A. Steenbergen
    View the History of LCS(L)(3)-49 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
    Fleet Reserve Association
    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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