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LCS(L)(3)-118 / LSSL-118


USS LCS(L)(3)-118 was transferred to Italy, renamed NMM Spinone (L9856)
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons



Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - Combat Action Ribbon (retroactive -Okinawa) - Navy Unit Commendation
Second Row - American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (1) - World War II Victory Medal
Third Row - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp) - Philippine Liberation Medal - Philippine Independence Medal
Individual Awards

Silver Star Gunnery Officer, LTjg. Charles D. Towers) - Bronze Star (Commanding Officer, LT. Peter F. Gilmore and five crew members)
LCS(L)(3)-1 Class Landing Craft Support (Large)(Mark3):
  • Laid down, 28 October 1944, at George Lawley & Sons Corp., Neponset, MA.
  • Launched, 6 November 1944
  • Commissioned USS LCS(L)(3)-118, 23 November 1944
  • During World War II LCS(L)(3)-118 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater and participated in the:
  • Decommissioned, 6 June 1946
  • Laid up in the Atlantic Reserve Fleet, Green Cove Springs, FL.
  • Redesignated Landing Ship Support Large, USS LSSL-118, 28 February 1949
  • Struck from the Naval Register, 30 April 1951
  • Transferred to Italy, 25 July 1951, named NMM Spinone (L9856)
  • Final Disposition, scraped in 1983
  • LCS(L)(3)-118 the Navy 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 16.5 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 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)
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    LCS(L) (3)-118 46k LCS(L)(3)-118 at Panama, January 1946 Contributed by Earl Blanton USS LCS(L)-118
    to the National Association of
    USS LCS(L) 1-130
    LCS(L) (3)-118/114 52k LCS(L)(3)-118 at Yokosuka, Japan, November 1945 Contributed by Earl Blanton USS LCS(L)-118
    to the National Association of
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    LCS(L) (3)-118 196k LCS(L)(3)-118 in a floating drydock at Saipan, 1945 Contributed by Earl Blanton USS LCS(L)-118
    to the National Association of
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    NMM Spinone (L9856)
    LCS(L) (3)-118 74k Ex-LCS(L)(3)-118 underway while in Italian service as NMM Spinone (L9856), date unknown. .
    LCS(L) (3)-118 45k NMM Spinone (L9856) underway, date and location unknown. Robert Hurst
    LCS(L) (3)-118 31k NMM Spinone (L9856) underway, date and location unknown. Robert Hurst
    View the History of LCS(L)(3)-118 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
    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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