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LCI(L)-63

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - Combat Action Ribbon (retroactive 7 July 1943) - Navy Unit Commendation - American Campaign Medal Row
Bottom Row - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (5) - World War II Victory Medal - Philippine Liberation Medal

LCI-1 Class Landing Craft Infantry (Large):

Laid down, (date unknown), at Consolidated Steel Corp., Orange, TX.;

Launched (date unknown);

Commissioned USS LCI(L)-63, 16 November 1942;

During World War II LCI(L)-63 / LCI(G)-63 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater LCI Flotilla 22 and participated in the

**Asiatic-Pacific Campaigns**
Campaigns and Dates	Campaigns and Dates
Consolidation of Solomon Islands Consolidation of northern Solomon Islands, 28 April to 15 June 1944	Treasury Islands-Bougainville operation Treasury Island landings, 6 November 1943
New Georgia Group operations New Georgia-Rendova-Vanguau occupation, 4 July 1943 Cape Gloucester, New Britain, 31 August 1943	Luzon operation Lingayen Gulf landing, 9 to 18 January 1945
Western New Guinea operations Morotai landing, 15 September 1944	.

Following the end of World War II, LCI(L)-63 was assigned to Commander Philippine Sea Frontier;

Decommissioned (date unknown);

Struck from the Naval Register (date unknown);

Final Disposition, sold, 3 December 1945, fate unknown.

LCI(L)-63 earned five battle stars and the Navy Unit Commendation for World War II service.

Specifications:
Displacement 216 t.(light), 234 t.(landing), 389 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 3 officer, 21 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 four single 20mm guns one forward, one amidship, two aft, later added two .50 cal machine guns
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

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description		Source
	87k	*LCI(L)-23, LCI(L)-24, LCI(L)-65* and *LCI(L)-63* beached on Rendova Island in the Solomons, 7 July 1943, being unloaded after a bombing raid. A bomb hit between the 24 and 65 which caused the ships to list and come to rest on the bottom. *LCI(L)-24* lost 2 dead and 3 wounded. Survivors spent an uneasy night in foxholes on the beach watching the gunfire flare from the naval Battle of Kula Gulf. Photo from the USS Landing Craft Infantry National Association 2004 Calendar, courtesy Lou Plant SM1/c, USS LCI(L)-24.		Ardie Hunt

View the history of LCI Flotilla 22

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

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

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