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USS LCI(L)-534


International Radio Call Sign:
November - Whiskey - Alpha - India
 NWAI
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, 4 December 1943, at New Jersey Shipbuilding Corp., Barber, N.J.
  • Launched, 8 January 1944
  • Commissioned USS LCI(L)-534, 13 January 1944, LTjg William Ludes USNR in command
  • During World War II LCI(L)-534 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater
  • Decommissioned, date unknown
  • Struck from the Naval Register in 1946
  • Transferred to the Maritime Commission, 7 July 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)-534
    1015053405    		 121k USS LCI(L)-534 beached, date and location unknown
    USS LCI National Association newsletter, "The Elsie Item", September 1996.    		 Ardie Hunt
    LCI(L)-534 227k LCI(L)-534 fantail. Note liberty dinghy standing on end. Photo courtesy Robert Zapc, taken from the USS LCI National Association's newsletter The Elsie Item, December 1996 issue Ardie Hunt
    LCI(L)-534 249k LCI(L)-534 Chart Room. LTjg William Ludes, Commanding Officer. Photo courtesy Robert Zapc, taken from the USS LCI National Association's newsletter The Elsie Item, December 1996 issue Ardie Hunt
    LCI(L)-534
    1015053406    		 139k QM 1/c Taylor standing wheel watch on USS LCI(L)-534 beached, date and location unknown. note rudder control handle in his right hand.
    USS LCI National Association newsletter, "The Elsie Item", September 1996.    		 Ardie Hunt
    LCI(L)-534
    1015053407    		 164k MoMM 1/c Art Delvin MoMM standing throttle watch in the engine room of USS LCI(L)-534, date and location unknown.
    USS LCI National Association newsletter, "The Elsie Item", September 1996.    		 Ardie Hunt
    LCI(L)-534
    1015053408    		 187k S 1/c Hershel Regeon (cook striker) making the soup of the day aboard USS LCI(L)-534, date and location unknown.
    USS LCI National Association newsletter, "The Elsie Item", September 1996.    		 Ardie Hunt
    LCI(L)-534
    1015053409    		 165k RdM 2/c Razpak and RdN 1/c Henry Miller in the bunk house (sleeping quarters) aboard USS LCI(L)-534, date and location unknown.
    USS LCI National Association newsletter, "The Elsie Item", September 1996.    		 Ardie Hunt
    LCI(L)-534 134k LCI(L)-534's signal flags in the flag bag. Al Redman, S1/C at right. Photo courtesy Robert Zapc, taken from the USS LCI National Association's newsletter The Elsie Item, December 1996 issue Ardie Hunt
    LCI(L)-534 140k Picture taken from the mast of LCI(L)-534 looking down on the conning tower. Note magnetic compass in center of conn. Photo courtesy Robert Zapc, taken from the USS LCI National Association's newsletter The Elsie Item, December 1996 issue Ardie Hunt
    The history for LCI(L)-534 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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