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HM LCI(L)-375


LCI-351 Class Landing Craft Infantry (Large):
  • Laid down in September 1943 at George Lawley & Son Corp., Neponset, MA.
  • Launched in September 1943
  • Leased to the United Kingdom, 9 October 1943
  • Commissioned into the Royal Navy as HM LCI(L)-375
  • During World War II HM LCI(L)-375 participated in the Invasion of Normandy, 6 June 1944, as a unit of 266 Flotilla, landing elements of the Royal Ulster Rifles, in Queen area of Sword beach. LCI(L)-375 was holed by an underwater obstruction, forcing the crew to stay on the beach overnight, until the hull was repaired sufficiently to return home the following day. Information supplied by LT. Harry Willis (via Syd Berrett)
  • Returned to US Naval custody, 27 February 1946
  • Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown
  • Transferred to the State Department for disposal
  • Final Disposal, sold 30 January 1948, 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
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    LCI(L)-375
    1015037504    		 315k British Army Commandos wade ashore from HM LCI(L)-375 during a pre-invasion exercise in preparation for the invasion of Europe, 1944.
    National Army Museum collection. NAM. 2006-12-98-1.
    National Army Museum Copyright. Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) This material is free to share.     		David Upton
    LCI(L)-375 216k HM LCI(L)-375 under way, prior to D-Day, date and location unknown.
    Photo courtesy 1st. LT. Harry Willis, 2 Royal Ulster Rifles    		 Paul Scanlon, 2nd Battalion Royal Ulster Rifles in WW2
    LCI(L)-375 231k HM LCI(L)-375 beached in Queen area of Sword beach, 6 June 1944, during the Invasion of Normandy.
    Photos courtesy 1st. LT. Harry Willis, 2 Royal Ulster Rifles    		 Paul Scanlon, 2nd Battalion Royal Ulster Rifles in WW2
    LCI(L)-375 213k
    The history for LCI(L)-375 is from USS LCI "Landing Craft Infantry", Vol. II. Paducah, Kentucky: Turner Publishing Company, © 1995. (ISBN 1-56311-262-0)
    Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
    USS Landing Craft Infantry National Association
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