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LCI(L)-1077 / LCI(R)-1077

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - Combat Action Ribbon (retroactive, Iwo Jima) - American Campaign Medal
Bottom Row - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (2) - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Medal (with Asia clasp)

LCI-351 Class Landing Craft Infantry (Large):

Laid down, (date and place unknown)

Launched, (date unknown)

Commissioned USS LCI(L)-1077, 15 July 1944

Reclassified Landing Craft Infantry (Rocket), LCI(R)-1077, 15 March 1945

During World War II LCI(L)-1077 / LCI(R)-1077 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater and participated in the:

Iwo Jima operation (as LCI(L)-1077)
(a) Assault and occupation of Iwo Jima, 19 to 26 February 1945
Okinawa Gunto operation (as LCI(R)-1077)
(a) Assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto, 26 March to 30 June 1945

After World War II LCI(R)-1077 performed occupation duty in the Far East, 1 September to 12 November 1945

Decommissioned, (date unknown)

Struck from the Naval Register, (date unknown)

Final Disposition, sold, 4 December 1946, fate unknown

LCI(L)-1077 received one battle star and LCI(R)-1077 received one battle star for World War II service

Specifications:
Displacement 246 t.(light), 264 t. (landing), 419 t.(loaded)
Length 158' 5 1/2"
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(R) Complement 3 Officers, 31 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 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
LCI(L) Armament five single 20mm guns, one bow mounted, two forward of wheelhouse, two aft of wheelhouse, on some LCIs two .50 cal machine guns were added
LCI(R) Armament one 40mm gun, four 20mm guns, two .50 cal machine guns, six 5" rocket launchers
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
30k	*LCI(L)-1077* underway, date and place unknown. US Navy photo.	Joe Radigan MACM USN Ret.
121k	Aerial view of the Iwo Jima beachhead, circa February 1945. Ships that can be can identified include *LST-715, LST-790, LST-724, LST-224, LST-784* and LST-775. LSM's include LSM-242, LSM-140, LSM-47 and LSM-43. LCTs include LCT-892 and LCT-1029. The one lone LCI that is identifiable is LCI(L)-1077*. USMC photo # 110582*	USS LSM / LSMR Association
60k	*LCI(L)-1077* and *LCI(L)-707* along with other Flotilla 21 ships provide fire support for the Iwo Jima landings of 19 February 1945. The battleship in the background is unidentified.	Photo courtesy Larry Roth RM1/c and Lt(jg) Ross Fragle USS LCI(R)-1077.
91k	*LCI(L)-1077* at Iwo Jima, firing rockets, to support the assault of 19 February 1945.	Bill Brinkley
70k	*LCI(R)-1077* crew photo, date unknown.	Bill Brinkley

Crew Contact And Reunion Information
U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation
Fleet Reserve Association

Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
USS Landing Craft Infantry National Association

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Last Updated 10 September 2004