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USS LCI(L)-5

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Juliet - Quebec - Hotel
NJQH

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from left to right
American Campaign Medal - Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal (5) - World War II Victory Medal

USS LCI(L)-5 transferred to the United Kingdom

LCI-1 Class Landing Craft Infantry (Large):

Laid down in July 1942 at New York Shipbuilding Corp, Camden, N.J.

Launched, date unknown

Commissioned USS LCI(L)-5, 12 October 1942

During World War II USS LCI(L)-5 was assigned to the Europe-Africa-Middle East Theater, LCI Flotilla Two and participated in the following campaigns:

Campaign and Dates	Campaign and Dates
Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaigns
North African occupation Tunisian operations, 27 March to 9 July 1943	West coast of Italy operations Anzio-Nettuno advanced landing, 22 January to 29 February 1944
Sicilian occupation, 9 to 15 July 1943	Invasion of Normandy, 6 to 25 June 1944
Salerno landings, 9 to 21 September 1943

Decommissioned and leased to the United Kingdom, 19 October 1944

Returned to US Naval custody, 13 April 1946

Struck from the Naval Register, 5 June 1946

USS LCI(L)-5 earned five battle stars for WWII service

Final Disposition, disposed of through the US State Department, 3 February 1946, fate unknown.

Specifications:
Displacement 236 t.(light), 264 t.(landing), 419 t.(loaded)
Length 158' 5½"
Beam 23' 3"

Draft

Light, 3'1½" mean

Landing, 2' 8" forward, 4' 10" aft

Loaded, 5' 4" forward, 5' 11" aft

Speed

16 kts (max.)

14 kts maximum continuous

Complement

4 officers

24 enlisted

Troop Capacity

6 officers

182 enlisted

Cargo Capacity 75 tons

Armor 2" plastic splinter protection on gun turrets, conning tower and pilot house

Endurance 4,000 miles at 12 kts, loaded, 500 miles at 15 knots; and 110 tons of fuel

Armament

five single 20mm guns, one bow mounted, one each port and starboard forward of wheelhouse, one each port and starboard aft of wheelhouse

on some LCIs two .50 cal machine guns were added

Fuel Capacity

Diesel 860 Bbls

lube oil 200 gal

Propulsion

two sets of 4 General Motors 6051 series 71 Diesel engines, 4 per shaft

single General Motors Main reduction gears

two Diesel-drive 30Kw 120V D.C. Ship's Service Generators

twin variable pitch propellers, 2,320shp

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description	Source
USS LCI(L)-5
	225k	Army troops assigned for the invasion of Normandy to USS LCI(L)-3, USS LCI(L)-5 and USS LCI(L)-4, as well as the rest of the LCI Flotillas, wait aboard ship in a British port for the word to go, circa June 4-5 1944. Note USS LCI(L)-326 moored aft of *LCI(L)'s 4,5 and 6.*	Robert Morrissey
	448k	USS LCI(L)-5 crew being briefed on coming operations (Normandy invasion - 6 June 1944). USS LCI(L)-3 is on their left and USS LCI(L)-4 on their right. Also, in the background across from them are USS LCI(L)-325, USS LCI(L)-326, and USS LCI(L)-8. Photo from the May 2014 issue of the USS LCI National Association's newsletter, "Elsie Item:, courtesy of Robert Wright Jr.	Ardie Hunt
	180k	Normandy Beachhead, 10 June 1944. A LCVP landing craft moored to a ship off the invasion beaches. A LCM is passing by in the center. USS LCI(L)-5 and USS LCI(L)-4 moored together in the left background. US National Archives Photo # 80-G-352691, by Combat Photo Unit Eight (CPU-8).	Mike Green
	180k	USS LCI(L)-5 high and dry (dried out) at Normandy, circa 22 June 1944.	Photo by Larry Jelf SM 2/c USS LCI(L)-5
	635k	USS LCI(L)-5 high and dry on Utah Beach, Normandy, France, while taking on US Army walking wounded, 22 June 1944. *LCI(L)-5* delivered her passengers to Southampton, England, 23 June 1944. Photo from USS LCI National Association's Newsletter The Elsie Item, December 1995 issue.	Photo by Larry Jelf SM 2/c USS LCI(L)-5
	131k	Aboard USS LCI(L)-5 two war correspondents observe a demonstration by one of the 20mm gun crews shortly before D-Day, 6 June 1944. Note *LCI(L)-325* is just visible in the background. The sailor against the rail is Leo Maragni, the gunner is John Fry and Larry Jelf is far left. The correspondent on the right is Jack Leib. the other correspondent may be Weston Haines. This photo was taken by a third war correspondent aboard *LCI(L)-5* that day it may have been Ernie Pyle, or Bill Walton, but there is no confirmation of this.	USS Landing Craft Infantry National Association, courtesy Leo Maragni. Caption information Larry Jelf SM2/c LCI(L)-5
	703k	USS LCI(L)-5 Signalman John Fry.	Photo by Larry Jelf SM 2/c USS LCI(L)-5
	112k	View of USS LCI(L)-5 conning tower while in the Bizerte Ship Channel leading from the Mediterranean into Lake Bizerte, Tunisia, date unknown.	Photo by Larry Jelf SM 2/c USS LCI(L)-5
	183k	Two crew members in anti-gas protective clothing aboard USS LCI(L)-5, date and location unknown.	Photo by Larry Jelf SM 2/c USS LCI(L)-5
HM LCI(L)-5
	292k	Raising the Royal Navy ensign the first time aboard HM LCI(L)-5, 19 October 1944.	Photo by Larry Jelf SM 2/c USS LCI(L)-5