USS LCI(L)-1091
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USS LCI(L)-1091 is an LCI(L)-351-class large landing craft built for the United States Navy in World War II. Like most ships of her class, she was not named and known only by her designation.
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Yard number | 344 |
Laid down | 31 August 1944 |
Launched | 14 September 1944 |
Commissioned | 21 September 1944 |
Decommissioned | 1955 |
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Status | Currently preserved ashore at Eureka, CA. since December 2016. |
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Class and type | LCI(L)-351-class large landing craft |
Displacement | 236 t.(light), 264 t.(landing), 419 t.(loaded) |
Length | 158 ft 5.5 in (48.298 m) |
Beam | 23 ft 3 in (7.09 m) |
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Propulsion | 2 sets of 4 General Motors diesels, 4 per shaft, BHP 1,600, twin variable pitch propellers |
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Endurance | 4,000 miles at 12 knots, loaded, 500 miles at 15 knots; and 110 tons of fuel |
Capacity | 75 tons cargo |
Troops | 6 Officers, 182 Enlisted |
Complement | 4 officers, 24 enlisted |
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Armor | 2" plastic splinter protection on gun turrets, conning tower, and pilot house |
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