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LCS(L)(3)-51


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



Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - Combat Action Ribbon (2-Iwo Jima, Okinawa) - Presidential Unit Citation
Second Row - China Service Medal (extended) - American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (2)
Third 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, 15 June 1944, at Albina Engine and Machine Works Inc., Portland, OR.
  • Launched, 5 August 1944
  • Commissioned USS LCS(L)(3)-51, 16 September 1944, Ltjg. Howell D. Chickering in command
  • During WWII LCS(L)(3)-51 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater LCS(L) Flotilla Three, Group Seven and participated in the following campaigns:
    Asiatic-Pacific Campaigns
    Campaign and Dates Campaign and Dates
    Iwo Jima operation
    Assault and occupation of Iwo Jima, 15 February to circa 1 March 1945     		Okinawa Gunto operation
    Assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto, 1 April 1945

  • Following World War II LCS(L)(3)-51 performed occupation duty in the Far East including China Service.
  • Decommissioned, date unknown
  • Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown)
  • Sold to Copper River Packing , Seattle, WA., 22 September 1947
  • Final Disposition, fate unknown
  • LCS(L)-51 earned the Presidential Unit Citation and 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 16.5k 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)
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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)-51 33k LCS(L)-51 at Iwo Jima during the invasion sometime in the later part of February 1945, In the background is LSM-202> beached. Michael Hollis, courtesy Louis Plant SM1/c LCS(L) Group Seven staff.
    LCS(L)(3)-51 124k LCS(L)-51 port side showing damage caused by Kamikaze attack, 16 April 1945, while assigned radar picket duty on station 1 off Okinawa. Michael Hollis for his father LTjg. Jack D.Hollis, USS LCS(L)(3)-31 and LCS(L) Group Seven staff.
    LCS(L)-79 41k LCS(L)(3)-51, circa August 1945, is in the background along with LCS(L)(3)-79, at San Pedro Bay, Leyte Island, P.I. Photo donated to National Association of
    USS LCS(L) 1-130 by James B. Fleming ex CO LCS(L)3-79
    LCS(L)(3)-51 58k LCS(L)-51, date and location unknown. National Association of
    USS LCS(L) 1-130
    View the History of LCS(L)(3)-51 as provided by the National Association of USS LCS(L) 1-130
    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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