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LCS(L)(3)-82 / LSSL-82

USS LCS(L)(3)-82 also served as a unit of the Japanese Maritime Self-defense Force as Yamagiku

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - Combat Action Ribbon - Navy Unit Commendation - American Campaign Medal
Bottom Row - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (1) - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Medal (with Asia Clasp)
Individual Awards
The Commanding Officer of LCS(L)(3)-82, Ensign Peter Beierl USN was awarded the Bronze Star.

LCS(L)(3)-1 Class Landing Craft Support (Large)(Mark3): Laid down, 23 October 1944, at Commercial Iron Works, Portland OR.; Launched, 12 November 1944; Commissioned USS LCS(L)(3)-82, 27 November 1944, Ensign Peter Beierl USN in command; During World War II LCS(L)(3)-82 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater; Decommissioned, (date unknown), at Naval Station Tongue Point, Astoria, OR.; Laid up in the Pacific Reserve Fleet, Columbia River Group, Astoria, OR.; Reclassified and Renamed Landing Ship Support Large USS LSSL-82, 28 February 1949; Transferred on loan to Japan, 30 March 1953, renamed Yamagiku; Returned to US Navy custody, 6 August 1971; Struck from the Naval Register, (date unknown); Final Disposition, fate unknown. LCS(L)(3)-82 was awarded the Navy Unit Commendation and received one battle star 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 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
68k	Launching of *LCS(L)-82*, 12 November 1944. Christened by Mrs. A. Inabnit, wife of the Welder Quarterman at Commercial Iron Works. US Navy photo now in the collections of the US National Archives.	Courtesy John Rooney, submitted by the National Association of USS LCS(L) 1-130
46k	*LCS(L)-82* off Okinawa, summer 1945	National Association of USS LCS(L) 1-130
74k	*LCS(L)-82* in Tokyo Bay, 1945	John Rooney
73k	*LCS(L)-82* undergoing preparation for transfer to Japan, San Diego Bay, 1952	National Association of USS LCS(L) 1-130

View the History of LCS(L)(3)-82 as provided by the John Rooney

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
Dennis Steenbergen, Secretary
7345 W. Lakeside Drive, Littleton, CO, 80125
Phone 303-470-1187
E-mail Dennis Steenbergen

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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