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LCS(L)(3)-80 / LSSL-80


USS LSSL-80 was loaned to France and renamed RFS Rapiere (LSSL-6) later loaned to Japan and renamed Nadeshiko
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from left to right
American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal
LCS(L)(3)-1 Class Landing Craft Support (Large)(Mark3):
  • Laid down, 14 October 1944, at Commercial Iron Works, Portland OR.
  • Launched, 7 November 1944
  • Commissioned USS LCS(L)(3)-80, 21 November 1944
  • Decommissioned (date unknown)
  • Laid up in the Pacific Reserve Fleet
  • Reclassified and Landing Ship Support Large USS LSSL-80, 28 February 1949
  • Transferred on loan to France, 15 August 1950, named RFS Rapiere (LSSL-6)
  • NATO redesignated (L 9026)
  • Returned to US custody in 1955
  • Transferred on loan to Japan, 7 May 1956, renamed Nadeshiko
  • Returned to US custody in 1963
  • Struck from the Naval Register (date unknown)
  • Final Disposition, 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 16.5 kts. max at 650 shaft rpm, 14.5 kts. 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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    USS LCS(L) (3)-80
    LCS(L) (3)-80 32k LCS(L) (3)-80 underway, date and place unknown. Contributed by George S Deitz to the
    National Association of USS LCS(L) 1-130
    LCS(L) (3)-80 21k LCS(L) (3)-80 underway, date and place unknown. Contributed by George S Deitz to the
    National Association of USS LCS(L) 1-130
    RFS Rapiere (LSSL-6)
    LCS(L) (3)-80 71k Ex-LCS(L) (3)-80 in Republic of France service as RFS Rapiere (LSSL-6) underway, probably on the Red River, North Vietnam, during French Indo-China War, circa 1953. André Pilon for Robert Rot, QM signalman RFS Rapière
    There is no DANFS history currently available for USS LCS(L)(3)-80 at NavSource
    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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