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USS LANDING CRAFT INFANTRY
The "Waterbug Navy."
Landing Craft Infantry were designed to deliver soldiers and marines quickly during an amphibious assault on enemy territory. LCIs and their crews proved their worth during invasions in North Africa, Italy, D-Day and in the Pacific,
Plus other landing of groups like 475th MPEG
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USS LCI(L)-16

LCI(L)-1 classLanding Craft, Infantry: 
Displacement: 380 tons (full load) 
Length: 158'6"          Beam: 23'3" 
Draft: 5'4" forward,        5'11" aft 
Speed: 16 knots 
Armament: 4,  20mm 
Complement: 3 officers, 21 enlisted 
Capacity: 6 officers and 182 enlisted troops, or 75 tons cargo 
2 sets G.M. Diesel engines,
twin screws, 1,600 hp 

Photo is at
NORMANDY

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Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1940-1945

 
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USS LCI(L)-758

LCI(L)-351 class Infantry Landing Craft (Large): 
Displacement: 216 tons (light),
234 tons (landing) 
Length: 158'6"      Beam: 23'3" 
Draft: 3'2" (mean);
2'8" forward, 4'10" aft (landing) 
Speed: 12 knots (std),
16 knots (maximum) 
Armament: 7,  20mm, 2,  .50-cal mg 
Complement: 3 officers, 21 enlisted 
Capacity: 32 tons of cargo 
Troops: 6 officers, 182 enlisted 
2 sets G.M. diesel engins; twin variable-pitch screws, 1600 BHP 
Built at Commercial IronWorks, Portland, Oreg., and
commissioned 1944 
 

Photo is at
Samar, 1945

FROM:
Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1940-1945

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USS LCI(L)-976

LCI(L)-351 Class
Infantry Landing Craft (Large): 
Displacement: 216 tons (light),
234 tons (landing) 
Length: 158'6"    Beam: 23'3" 
Draft: 3'2" (mean);
2'8" forward, 4'10" aft (landing) 
Speed: 12 knots (std), 16 knots max.

Armament: 7,   20mm, 2,   .50-cal mg 
Complement: 3 officers, 21 enlisted 
Capacity: 32 tons of cargo 
Troops: 6 officers, 182 enlisted 
2 sets G.M. diesel engins; twin variable-pitch screws, 1600 BHP 
Built  and commissioned 1944

FROM:
Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1940-1945