Please report any broken links or trouble you might come across to the Webmaster. Please take a moment to let us know so that we can correct any problems and make your visit as enjoyable and as informative as possible.

NavSource Online: Amphibious Photo Archive

LCS(L)(3)-84 / LSSL-84


USS LCS(L)(3)-84 also served as a unit of the Japanese Maritime Self-defense Force as Sawagiku
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)
LCS(L)(3)-1 Class Landing Craft Support (Large)(Mark3): Laid down, 30 October 1944, at Commercial Iron Works, Portland, OR.; Launched, 19 November 1944; Commissioned USS LCS(L)(3)-84, 4 December 1944; During World War II LCS(L)(3)-84 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater and participated in the Invasion and Occupation of Okinawa; Decommissioned, (date unknown); Laid up in the Pacific Reserve Fleet; Reclassified and Renamed Landing Ship Support Large USS LSSL-84, 28 February 1949; Transferred on loan to Japan, 30 May 1953, renamed Sawagiku; Returned to US custody 31 March 1959; Struck from the Naval Register (date unknown); Final Disposition, fate unknown. LCS(L)(3)-84 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)
Click On Image
For Full Size Image		 Size Image Description Contributed
By
LCS(L)(3)-84 55k LCS(L)(3)-84 underway, date and place unknown National Association of
USS LCS(L) 1-130
LCS(L)(3)-62/63/84 78k LCS(L)(3)-84 is just visible in background beyond LCS(L)(3)-63, LCS(L)(3)-62, and LC(FF)-503, date and place unknown National Association of
USS LCS(L) 1-130
View the History of LCS(L)(3)-84 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)
Back to the Navsource Photo Archives Main Page Back To the Amphibious Ship Type Index Back To The Landing Craft Support (LCS(L) Photo Index
Comments, Suggestions, E-mail Webmaster.
This page is created and maintained by Gary P. Priolo
© 2005 Gary P. Priolo © 1996 - 2008 NavSource Naval History. All Rights Reserved.