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LCS(L)(3)-71 / LSSL-71

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - American Campaign Medal
Bottom Row - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal - 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 December 1944, at Albina Engine and Machine Works Inc., Portland OR.

Launched, 5 January 1945

Commissioned USS LCS(L)(3)-71, 5 February 1945

During World War II LCS(L)(3)-71 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-71, 28 February 1949

Struck from the Naval Register (date unknown)

Final Disposition, sold for scrapping, 28 December 1950, to Dulien Steel Products, Seattle, WA. for $8,311.00

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 twin 40mm 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)

Size	Image Description	Contributed By
72k	Christening of *LCS(L)-71* at Albina Engine and Machine Works, Portland, OR., Jan. 2, 1945 National Archives photo # NARA 80 G 394920	National Association of USS LCS(L) 1-130
75k	Christening of *LCS(L)-71* at Albina Engine and Machine Works, Portland, OR., Jan. 2, 1945 National Archives photo # NARA 80 G 394919	National Association of USS LCS(L) 1-130
76k	*LCS(L)-71* underway, 10 August 1945, place unknown. National Archive photo	National Association of USS LCS(L) 1-130
46k	*LCS(L)-71* fighting fire at Marine Barracks, Sasebo, Japan, circa late 1945	National Association of USS LCS(L) 1-130 Courtesy Ray Baumler
93k	*LCS(L)-71* officers, date and place unknown.	National Association of USS LCS(L) 1-130 Courtesy Richard Morsch
67k	*LCS(L)-71* underway, date and place unknown.	National Association of USS LCS(L) 1-130 Courtesy Richard Morsch

There is no DANFS History currently available for USS LCS(L)(3)-71 at the Hazegray & Underway Web Site, the main archive for the DANFS Online Project.

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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