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USS LCI(L)-977

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Ynkee - Zulu - Echo
NYZE

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - China Service (extended)
Second Row - American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (4) - World War II Victory Medal
Third Row - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp) - Philippines Presidential Unit Citation - Philippines Liberation Medal (2)

LCI-351 Class Landing Craft Infantry (Large):

Laid down, 15 March 1944, at Consolidated Steel Corp., Orange, TX.

Launched, 10 April 1944

Commissioned USS LCI(L)-977, 5 May 1944

During World War II LCI(L)-977 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater and participated in the following campaigns:

Campaign and Dates	Campaign and Dates
Asiatic-Pacific Campaigns
Leyte operations Leyte landing,16 October to 29 November 1944 Ormoc Bay landing, 7 to 8 December 1944	Consolidation and capture of the southern Philippines Palawan Island landing, 28 February 1945 Visayan Island landing, 25 March to 30 April 1945
Luzon operations Mindoro landings, 12 to 18 December 1944	Manila Bay-Bicol operations (a) Nasughu, 31 January and 5 February 1945

Following World War II USS LCI(L)-977 was assigned to Occupation and China service in the Far East for the following periods:

Navy Occupation Service Medal	China Service Medal (extended)
8 September to 16 December 1945	8 September to 16 December 1945

USS LCI(L)-977 was assigned to Joint Task Force 1, Task Unit 1.8.3 (Service Group - Dispatch Boat and Boat Pool for Operation Crossroads the atomic bomb tests at Bikini Atoll in July 1946

Decommissioned, date unknown

Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown

Final Disposition, sold, 21 May 1949, fate unknown

USS LCI(L)-977 earned four battle stars for World War II service

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

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

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description		Source
	89k	USS LCI(L)-977 (forefront) along with USS LCI(L)-976 (center), and USS LCI(L)-966 (far left), landing regimental combat assault troops of the Americal Division at Dumagueete, Negros Island, Philippines, 26 April 1945. US Navy photo.		USS Landing Craft Infantry National Association

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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