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LCI(L)-21 / LCI(G)-21

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - American Campaign Medal
Bottom Row - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (5) - World War II Victory Medal - Philippine Liberation Medal (1)

LCI-1 Class Landing Craft Infantry (Large):

Laid down (date unknown) at New York Shipbuilding Corp., Camden, N.J. Launched (date unknown) Commissioned USS LCI(L)-21, 8 December 1942 During World War II LCI(L)-21 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater as a unit of LCS Flotilla 1 and participated in the:

Consolidation of the Solomon Island;
(a) Consolidation on Northern Solomon Islands. 15-16 April, 28 April to 15 June, 1-2 May, 4-13 May, and 15 June 1944
New Georgia Group Operations;
(a) New Georgia, Rendova, Vanguau occupation, 30 June 1943
(b) Vella Lavella occupation, 15 August 1943
Treasury-Bougianville Operations;
(a) Treasury Island landing, 1 November, 29 November 1943
Consolidation and capture of the Southern Philippines;
(a) Mindanao Island landings, 17 to 23 April 1945
Borneo Operations;
(a) Balikpapan operations, 26 June to 7 July 1945

Redesignated Landing Craft Guns LCI(G)-21, 15 July 1945 Decommissioned (date unknown) Struck from the Naval Register in 1946 Transferred to the Maritime Commission, 19 November 1947 Final Disposition, fate unknown LCI(L)-21 received five battle stars for World War II service

Specifications:
Displacement 216 t.(light), 234 t.(landing); 389 t.(loaded)
Length 158' 5 1/2"
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
LCI(L) Complement 3 Officers, 21 Enlisted
LCI(G) Complement 5 Officers, 65 Enlisted
LCI(L) Troop Capacity 6 Officers, 182 Enlisted
LCI(L) 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 kts; and 110 tons of fuel
LCI(L) Armament four single 20mm guns one forward, one amidship, two aft, two .50cal machine guns
LCI(G) Armament three 40mm guns (one bow mount, two forward gun deck), four 20mm guns (two well deck, two aft gun deck), two .30cal machine guns (in the conning tower), one 60mm rocket launcher located on the forecastle deck
Fuel Capacity 130 tons, lube oil 200 gal.
Propulsion two sets of 4 GM diesels, 4 per shaft, BHP 1,600, twin variable pitch propellers

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Crew Contact And Reunion Information
U.S.Navy Memorial Foundation
Fleet Reserve Association

Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
USS Landing Craft Infantry National Association

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