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USS LSSL-91
ex
 USS LCS(L)(3)-91 (1944 - 1949)

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons


Precedence of awards is from left to right
Top Row - American Campaign Medal
Bottom Row - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (1) - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp)

USS LSSL-90 was transferred to South Korea and named ROKS Kang Hwa Man (LSSL-108)
LCS(L)(3)-1 Class Landing Craft Support (Large)(Mark3):
  • Laid down, 20 November 1944, at Commercial Iron Works, Portland, OR.
  • Launched, 17 December 1944
  • Commissioned USS LCS(L)(3)-91, 4 January 1945, LT. S. A. McCray USNR in command
  • During World War II USS LCS(L)(3)-91 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater; LCS(L)(3) Flotilla Four, CDR. N. Phillips USNR; LCS(L)(3) Group Twelve, LCDR B. D. Voegelin USNR; LCS(L)(3) Div Twenty-Four and participated in the following campaign:
    Asiatic-Pacific Campaign
    Campaign and Dates
    Okinawa Gunto operation
    Assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto, 17 May to 30 June 1945

  • Following World War II USS LCS(L)(3)-91 was assigned to Occupation service in the Far East from 2 September 1945 to 18 March 1946
  • Decommissioned, date unknown
  • Laid up in reserve at Astoria, OR.
  • Reclassified Landing Ship Support Large USS LSSL-91, 28 February 1949
  • Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown
  • Transferred to the Republic of Korea in 1952, renamed ROKS Kang Hwa Man (LSSL-108)
  • Decommissioned by ROK Navy, 15 November 1960
  • Final Disposition, fate unknown
  • USS LCS(L)(3)-91 earned one battle star for WWII 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 dual purpose gun mount
    two twin 40mm AA gun mounts
    four single 20mm AA gun mounts
    four .50 cal machine guns
    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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    LCS(L)(3)-68 38k In the foreground is USS LCS(L)(3)-91
    with USS LCS(L)(3)-68 in the background, circa 1945, location unknown.    		 National Association of
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    LCS(L)-90 73k USS LCS(L)(3)-90, USS LCS(L)(3)-92 and USS LCS(L)(3)-91 moored together at Yokohama in the Fall of 1945. National Association of
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    LCS(L)-/91 63k USS LCS(L)(3)-91 moored pierside at Yokosuka, Japan in 1946. National Association of
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    LCS(L)-77/91 118k Four U.S. Navy ships at Astoria, Oregon, during their transfer to the ROK Navy. In the foreground are USS LSSL-77, which became the Korean ROKS Yung Huang Man (LSSL-107), and USS LSSL-91 which became the Korean ROKS Kang Hwa Man (LSSL-108). Behind them are PC-485, which became the Korean ROKS Han La San (PC-705), and USS PC-600, which became the Korean ROKS Myo Hyang San (PC-706). Photograph is dated 24 January 1952.
    US Navy photo # 80-G-438383, now in the collections of the US National Archives    		 US Naval History and Heritage Command
    ROKS Kang Hwa Man (LSSL-108)
    LCS(L)-91 144k ROKS Kang Hwa Man (LSSL-108) (ex-USS LCS(L)(3)-91) underway off the coast of South Korea, circa June to September 1953. Photos taken from USS Allen M. Sumner (DD) Fred Willshaw
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    USS LCS(L)(3)-91 History provided by the National Association of USS LCS(L) 1-130
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information Web Sites
    U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log
    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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