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USS LCI(L)-712


International Radio Call Sign:
November - Quebec - Foxtrot - Sierra
NQFS
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from left to right
American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (1) - World War II Victory Medal
LCI-351 Class Landing Craft Infantry (Large):
  • Laid down, 21 July 1944, at George Lawley & Sons, Neponset, MA.
  • Launched, 31 July 1944
  • Commissioned USS LCI(L)-712, 15 August 1944
  • During World War II LCI(L)-712 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater and participated in the following campaign:

    Asiatic-Pacific Campaign
    Campaign and Dates
    Borneo operation
    Tarakan Island operation, 27 April to 5 May 1945
    Balikpapan operation, 26 June to 6 July 1945
  • Decommissioned, date unknown
  • Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown
  • Transferred to the Maritime Commission, 3 April 1947
  • USS LCI(L)-712 rarned one battle star 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
    LCI(L) Complement
    4 Officers
    24 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
    five single 20mm gun mounts, 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)-712327kUSS LCI(L)-712 beached in Borneo, with PTRON-8's PT-142 alongside, June 1945.Submitted by Jerry Gilmartin MMC(SW) USN Ret. Secretary AFMM LCI 713,
    Curator PT-658 Save the PT Boat Inc. Courtesy William Skade OinC PT-143.
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    1015071202    		330kUSS LCI(L)-712 and USS LCI-1025 unloading Australian troops and equipment on Green Beach Balikpapan-Manggar Area, Borneo, 1 July 1945.
    COMTASK-GROUP 78.2 - Report of the assault landings in the Balikpapan-Manggar Area, Borneo, 6/15/45-7/7/45 page 128. U.S. National Archives and Records Administration Identifier 83523931    		David Upton
    The history for LCI(L)-712 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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