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LCI(L)-46 / LCI(G)-46

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
American Campaign Medal - Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal (3) - World War II Victory Medal
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)-46, 9 February 1943
  • During World War II LCI(L)-46 was assigned to the European theater and participated in the following campaigns:
    Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaigns
    Campaign and Dates Campaign and Dates
    Sicilian occupation, 9 to 15 July 1943 West Coast of Italy operations
    Anzio-Nuttuno advanced landings, 22 February to 1 March 1944
    Salerno landings, 9 to 21 September 1943 .

  • Reclassified Landing Craft Infantry (Guns) LCI(G)-46, 15 July 1945
  • LCI(G)-46 performed occupation service in the European theater from 15 August to 16 September 1945
  • Decommissioned (date unknown)
  • Struck from the Naval Register in 1946
  • Transferred to the Maritime Commission for disposal, 29 January 1948
  • Final Disposition, fate unknown
  • LCI(L)-46 received three 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 4 Officers, 24 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 five single 20mm guns two forward, one amidship, two aft, on some LCIs two .50 cal machine guns were added
    LCI(G) Armament three 40mm guns (one bow mount, two forward gun deck), four 20mm guns (two well deck, two aft gun deck), four .50cal machine guns (two aft of conn, two fantail), ten MK7 rocket launchers
    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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    For Full Size Image    		 Size Image Description Source
    LCI(L)-46 116k LCI(L)-46 engine room photo by Ken Vinton, former engineering officer of USS LCI-46, courtesy of John Bryan.
    Photo from the USS LCI National Association's newsletter "The Elsie Item", March 2001 issue.    		 Ardie Hunt
    The history for LCI(L)-46 / LCI(G)-46 is from USS LCI "Landing Craft Infantry", Vol. II. Paducah, Kentucky: Turner Publishing Company, © 1995. (ISBN 1-56311-262-0)
    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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