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USS LCI(L)-443

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Quebec - Hotel - Bravo
NQHB

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is top to bottom, from left to right
Top Row - Combat Action Ribbon - American Campaign Medal
Bottom Row - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (3) - World War II Victory Medal - Philippines Liberation Medal (1)

LCI(L)-351 Class Landing Craft Infantry (Large);

Laid down, 19 May 1943, at New Jersey Shipbuilding, Barber, N.J.

Launched, 2 August 1943

Commissioned USS LCI(L)-443, 13 August 1943

During World War II USS LCI(L)-443 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater LCI Flotilla 22 and participated in the following campaigns:

**Asiatic-Pacific Campaigns**
Campaign and Dates	Campaign and Dates
Bismarck Archipelago operation Green Islands landing, 15 to 19 February 1944	Luzon operation Lingayen Gulf landings, 4 to 18 January1945
Western New Guinea operation Morotai Island landings, 15 September 1944

Following World War II, LCI(L)-443 was assigned to Commander Philippine Sea Frontier

Decommissioned, date unknown

Struck from the Naval Register in 1946

Final Disposition, sold, 2 December 1946

USS LCI(L)-443 earned three battle stars for service in WWII

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 130 tons, lube oil 200 gal.
Propulsion two sets of 4 GM diesels, 4 per shaft, BHP 1,600, twin variable pitch propellers

Size	Image Description	Source
103k	USS LCI(L)-443 drydocked at New York Navy Yard, 7 September 1943. Starboard view before alteration of skegs. New York Navy Yard photo # F644C4534 now in the collections of the US National Archives	Jerry Gilmartin AFMM secretary LCI713 restoration crew.
66k	USS LCI(L)-443 drydocked at New York Navy Yard, 7 September 1943. Center view after alteration of skegs. New York Navy Yard photo # F644C4539 now in the collections of the US National Archives	Jerry Gilmartin AFMM secretary LCI713 restoration crew.
662k	USS LCI(L)-443 beached somewhere in the Pacific while taking on fuel, date and location unknown.	Jerry Gilmartin AFMM secretary LCI713 restoration crew.
415k	USS LCI(L)-82 embarking New Zealand troops at Vela la Vella, circa February 1944.	Jerry Gilmartin MMC(SW) Ret, Secretary AFMM LCI713, Curator Save the PT Boat Inc PT658.
406k

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

Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
The History of LCI Flotilla 22
USS Landing Craft Infantry National Association

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