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HM LCI(L)-98


LCI(L)-98 was transferred to the United Kingdom and commissioned HM LCI(L)-98
LCI-1 Class Landing Craft Infantry (Large):
  • Laid down, (date unknown) at Bethlehem Steel, Hingham, MA.
  • Launched (date unknown)
  • Delivered to the US Navy for transfer to the United Kingdom under terms of the Lend-lease Act, 2 November 1942
  • LCI(L)-98 never saw active service with the US Navy
  • Commissioned by the Royal Navy, HM LCI(L)-98, 2 November 1942
  • Converted to a Landing Craft Headquarters in early 1944, redesignated HM LCH(L)-98, LT. L.F.Stinton RNVR in command
  • HM LCH(L)-98 participated in the Invasion of Normandy in June 1944 and the Walcheren landings, 1 November 1944
  • Returned to US Naval custody and struck from the Naval Register, 27 February 1946
  • Final Disposition, sold by the Maritime Commission, 16 January 1948, fate unknown
    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
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    LCI(L)-98 50k HM LCH(L)-98) at anchor, date and place unknown. Robert Hurst
    The history for LCI(L)-98 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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