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USS LCI(G)-408
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 USS LCI(L)-408 (1944 - 1945)


International Radio Call Sign:
November - Juliet - Romeo - Tango
 NJRT
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from left to right
American Campaign Medal - Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal (1) - World War II Victory Medal
LCI(L)-351 Class Landing Craft Infantry (Large):
  • Laid down, 15 January 1944, by George Lawley and Sons Corp., Neponset, MA.
  • Launched, date unknown
  • Commissioned USS LCI(L)-408, 24 January 1944
  • During World War II USS LCI(l)-408 was assigned to the Europe-Africa-Middle East Theater and participated in the following campaign:

    Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaign
    Campaign and Dates
    Invasion of Normandy, 6 to 25 June 1944

  • Reclassified Landing Craft (Guns) USS LCI(G)-408, 15 July 1944
  • Decommissioned, date unknown
  • Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown
  • USS LCI(L)-408 earned one battle star for World War II service
  • Final Disposition, fate unknown
    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
    two 40mm guns
    four 20mm guns
    six .50cal machine guns
    ten MK7 rocket launchers
    Fuel Capacity 130 tons, lube oil 200 gal.
    Propulsion
    two sets of 4 General Motors Diesel engines, 4 per shaft, BHP 1,600
    twin variable pitch propellers
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    LCI(L)-408 64k USS LCI(L)-408 on building ways 1 and USS LCI(L)-409 on the building ways 3 at George Lawley & Sons Shipbuilding Corp., Neponset, MA., 16 January 1944.
    George Lawley & Sons Shipbuilding Corp. photo. now in the collections of the US National ARchives.    		 Jerry Gilmartin AFMM secretary LCI-713 restoration crew
    LCI(L)-410 147k USS LCI(L)-408 on building ways 1 ready for launch, USS LCI(L)-410 on building ways 2 and USS LCI(L)-409 on building ways 3 at George Lawley & Sons Shipbuilding Corp., Neponset, MA., 16 January 1944.
    George Lawley & Sons Shipbuilding Corp. photo now in the collections of the US National Archives.    		 Jerry Gilmartin AFMM secretary LCI-713 restoration crew
    LCI(L)-408 52k USS LCI(L)-408 pierside, England, 24 March 1944
    US National Archives image    		 Bill Brinkley
    LCI(L)-408 53k USS LCI(L)-408 pierside with USS LCI(L)-411 outboard, England, 24 March 1944.
    US National Archives image    		 Bill Brinkley
    LCI(L)-408 50k
    President Warfield 104k USS President Warfield (IX-169) moored on the Seine River, France, circa 1944-1945. President Warfield was serving as a Base and Accommodations Ship for LCIs. Alongside, from left to right; USS LCI(L)-412, USS LCI(L)-408, USS LCI(L)-539, USS LCI(L)-401 and USS LCI(L)-556. In the right foreground is an LCT and HMS ML-248.
    US Army Signal Corps Photo # SC-222893, from the collections of the US Naval History and Heritage Command.    		 Robert G. Morrissey
    The history for LCI(L)-408 / LCI(G)-408 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 - Navy Log
    Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
    USS Landing Craft Infantry National Association
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