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LCS(L)(3)-86 / LSSL-86

USS LCS(L)(3)-86 also served in the Republic of Korea Navy as Yong Il Man

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - Combat Action Ribbon (retroactive) - Navy Unit Commendation - 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, 7 November 1944, at Commercial Iron Works, Portland OR.

Launched, 30 November 1944

Commissioned USS LCS(L)(3)-86, 14 December 1944, ENS. Phillip R. Shutt, in command

During World War II LCS(L)(3)-86 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater and participated in the following campaign;

Okinawa Gunto operation

Decommissioned in April 1946 at Naval Station Astoria

Laid up in the Columbia River Group of the Pacific Reserve Fleet

Redesignated Landing Ship Support Large USS LSSL-86, 28 February 1949

Struck from the US Naval Register (date unknown)

Transferred to the Republic of Korea, named Yong Il Man

Decommissioned by the ROK Navy 31 October 1962

Final Disposition, fate unknown

LCS(L)(3)-86 was awarded the Naval Unit Commendation and earned 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 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)

Size	Image Description	Contributed By
52k	*LCS(L)(3)-86* alongside sinking Porter (DD-579), 10 June 1945. National Archives	National Association of USS LCS(L) 1-130
62k	*LCS(L)(3)-86* alongside sinking Porter (DD-579), 10 June 1945. A US Navy photo now in the collections of th US National Archives	Gary Priolo
64k	*LCS(L)(3)-64, LCS(L)(3)-86* and *LCS(L)(3)-87* at Yokosuka, fall 1945	Leonard D Nelson to the National Association of USS LCS(L) 1-130
184k	*LCS(L)(3)-86* at Saipan, December 1945	Leonard D Nelson to the National Association of USS LCS(L) 1-130

View the History of LCS(L)(3)-86 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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