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LCS(L)(3)-65 / LSSL-65


USS LSM-45 was transferred to France and later to Greece, and named HS Plotarkhis Maridakis
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons


Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - Combat Action Ribbon (retroactive-Okinawa) - American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (1)
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, 16 October1944, at Albina Engine and Machine Works Inc., Portland OR.
  • Launched, 14 November 1944
  • Commissioned USS LCS(L)(3)-65, 26 December 1944, Lt Bannister USNR, in command
  • During World War II LCS(L)(3)-65 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater and participated in the:
  • Decommissioned, 1 October 1946, at New Orleans, LA.
  • Placed in service as a Naval Reserve training ship in the 9th Naval District, assigned the Naval Training Center Great Lakes and later to the Reserve Training Center Wheeling WVA. in March 1947
  • Redesignated Landing Ship Support Large USS LSSL-65, 28 February 1949
  • Placed out of service and transferred to France for service in Indochina, 30 June 1958
  • Reacquired by the US Navy and transferred to Greece, named HS Plotarkhis Maridakis
  • Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown
  • Final Disposition, placed on the Greek Navy inactive list, 10 July 1967, fate unknown
    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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    HS Plotarkhis Maridakis
    LCS(L)-65 61k Ex-LCS(L)(3)-65 underway as the Greek patrol boat HS Plotarkhis Maridakis, date and location unknown. Robert Hurst
    View the History of LCS(L)(3)-65 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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