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USS LCI(L)-481


International Radio Call Sign:
November - Quebec - Quebec - Zulu
 NQQZ
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from left to right
American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal
LCI-351 Class Landing Craft Infantry (Large):
  • Laid down, 6 September 1943, at New Jersey Shipbuilding Corp., Barber, N.J.
  • Launched, 9 October 1943
  • Commissioned USS LCI(L)-481, 18 October 1943, LTjg. Phil M. Cosper USNR in command
  • During World War II USS LCI(L)-481 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater:
    LCI Flotilla Five, CDR. H. V. Milton;
     LCI Group Fourteen, LT. H. M. Mattson USN
     LCI Division Twenty-Seven
  • USS LCI(L)-481 was under the operational control of Atoll Commander Majuro, Kwajalein Atoll Marshall Islands
  • Decommissioned, date unknown
  • Struck from the Naval Register, 12 March 1946
  • Sold, 2 January 1947
  • Final Disposition, 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)-481 201k USS LCI(L)-481 crew with ship in the background, probably Kwajalein Atoll Marshall Islands, circa May 1944 to September 1945. Sue Cosper for her father Phil Cosper CO <9>USS LCI(L)-481
    LCI(L)-481 114k One of USS LCI(L)-481's two Browning .50cal machine guns. Sue Cosper for her father Phil Cosper CO <9>USS LCI(L)-481
    LCI(L)-481 133k USS LCI(L)-481 crew member Al Riley manning one of the ships five 20mm guns. Sue Cosper for her father Phil Cosper CO <9>USS LCI(L)-481
    LCI(L)-481 58k USS LCI(L)-481 crew member Al Pipes MoMM1/c. Note LCI Group Fourteen logo on conning tower. Sue Cosper for her father Phil Cosper CO <9>USS LCI(L)-481
    LCI(L)-481 121k
    LCI(L)-481 230k USS LCI(L)-481 and an unidentified LCI beached in the Marshall Islands. One of the LCI's appears to be well down at the stern with pumps discharging water over the side. Sue Cosper for her father Phil Cosper CO <9>USS LCI(L)-481
    LCI(L)-481 139k USS LCI(L)-481 Commanding Officer LTjg. Phil Cosper and Executive Officer with the ship in the background. Sue Cosper for her father Phil Cosper CO <9>USS LCI(L)-481
    LCI(L)-481 141k Some of USS LCI(L)-481's enlisted crew, with names. Sue Cosper for her father Phil Cosper CO <9>USS LCI(L)-481
    LCI(L)-481 69k USS LCI(L)-481 crew assembled on a dock with an LCI to the right in the background. Sue Cosper for her father Phil Cosper CO <9>USS LCI(L)-481
    LCI(L)-481 122k Unknown crew member posing in one of USS LCI(L)-481 gun tubs. Sue Cosper for her father Phil Cosper CO <9>USS LCI(L)-481
    LCI(L)-481 416k USS LCI(L)-481 rescuing Marshall Islanders at Mille Atoll, probably 15 June 1945. Sue Cosper for her father Phil Cosper CO <9>USS LCI(L)-481
    LCI(L)-481 152k
    LCI(L)-481 145k
    LCI(L)-481 576k USS LCI(L)-481 rescuing Marshall Islanders at Juliet Atoll, probably 5 May 1945.
    A US Navy photo from the September 1945 issue of National Geographic magazine.    		 Sue Cosper for her father Phil Cosper CO <9>USS LCI(L)-481
    LCI(L)-481 155k USS LCI(L)-481 skipper LTjg. Phil Cosper with several of his crewmen. Sue Cosper for her father Phil Cosper CO <9>USS LCI(L)-481
    LCI(L)-481 248k USS LCI(L)-481 crew member Walter Walker, Stewardsmate. Sue Cosper for her father Phil Cosper CO <9>USS LCI(L)-481
    The history for USS LCI(L)-481 is from USS LCI "Landing Craft Infantry", Vol. II. Paducah, Kentucky: Turner Publishing Company, © 1995. (ISBN 1-56311-262-0)
    Commanding Officers
    01LTjg. Cosper, Phil M., USNR18 October 1943 - ?
    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
    Majuro Marshall Islands Report
    Operational Plan - Atoll Commander Majuro, 4-45 with Annex E
    USS LCI(L)-481 Commanding Officers Report for Operational Plan - Atoll Commander Majuro 4-45
    USS LCI(L)-481 Atoll Commander Majuro Letter of Commendation
    USS LCI(L)-481 Commanding Officers Report to Atoll Commander Majuro - Psychological Warfare Trips to Mille and Juliet from 21-24 June 1945
    USS LCI(L)-481 History
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