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LCS(L)(3)-67 / LSSL-67

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - Combat Action Ribbon (retroactive) - American Campaign Medal
Bottom Row - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (1) - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp)

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

Laid down, 2 November 1944, at Albina Engine and Machine Works Inc., Portland OR.

Launched, 2 December 1944

Commissioned USS LCS(L)(3)-67, 8 January 1945

During World War II LCS(L)(3)-67 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater

Decommissioned, (date unknown)

Laid up in the Pacific Reserve Fleet

Reclassified and Renamed Landing Ship Support Large USS LSSL-67, 28 February 1949

Transferred to Japan, 29 July 1953, renamed Karukaya

Returned to US custody, 29 August 1958

Struck from the Naval Register, (date unknown)

Final Disposition, recommended for use as a target, sunk by rockets and bombs in May 1959

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)

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description		Contributed By
	87k	*LCS(L)-67*, late 1945, at Yokosuka, Japan		National Association of USS LCS(L) 1-130 Courtesy Allen R Selfridge
	45k	*LCS(L)(3)-67* on maneuvers, with other LCS(L)(3)s, circa mid-1945.		National Association of USS LCS(L) 1-130 Courtesy Robert Blyth

View the History of LCS(L)(3)-67 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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