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USS LCI(L)-557

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Foxtrot - Victor - Romeo NFVR

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from left to right
Top Row - American Campaign Medal
Bottom Row - Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal (3) - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal

USS LCI(L)-557 was transferred to the Soviet Union, redesignated DS-10

LCI-351 Class Landing Craft Infantry (Large):

Laid down, 18 January 1944, at New Jersey Shipbuilding Corp., Barber, N.J.

Launched, 17 February 1944

Commissioned USS LCI(L)-557, 21 February 1944

During World War II USS LCI(L)-557 was assigned to the Europe-Africa-Middle East Theater and participated in the following campaigns;

Campaign and Dates	Campaign and Dates
Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaigns
Convoy UGS-38, 20 April 1944	Invasion of Southern France, 15 August to 25 September 1944
Invasion of Normandy, 6 to 25 June 1944

USS LCI(L)-557 was decommissioned and transferred as part of Project Hula to the Soviet Union at Cold Bay, AK., 29 July 1945, designated Soviet Landing Ship DS-10

Ex-USS LCI(L)-557 (Soviet Navy DS-10) participated in the Soviet invasion of the Japanese Kuril Islands between 18 August and 1 September 1945

Returned to US Naval custody in 1955 and struck from the Naval Register

LCI(L)-557 earned three battle stars for World War II service

Final Disposition, fate unknown

Specifications:
Displacement 246 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 kts; and 110 tons of fuel

LCI(L) 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 Diesel

200 gal. lube oil

Propulsion

two sets of 4 GM Diesels, 4 per shaft, BHP 1,600

twin variable pitch propellers

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description		Source
1015055702	319k	USS LCI(L)-557 loading troops, 5 June 1944, at Weymouth, England for the Normandy Invasion. Walter Phillips, Coxswain, identified LCI(L)-557 as his ship after a visit with his son Jeff Phillips to the National World War II Museum. Walter Phillips identified himself as the sailor standing aft of the no 2 gun tub in front of the conning tower on the LCI closest to the dock. That would be the 1st LCI going from left to right. US National Archives photo # 80-G-252126 a US Navy photo now in the collections of the US National Archives.		Stan Galik
1015055701	422k	USS LCI(L)-557 drydocked, in 1945, location unknown. Photo courtesy of Jeff Phillips, for his father Walter H. Phillips, Coxswain, USS LCI(L)-557.		Stan Galik

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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