USS LCS(L)(3)-102
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USS LCS(L)(3)-102 is an LCS(L)(3)-1 Class Landing Craft Support ship built for the United States Navy during World War II. The vessel was completed near the end of the war and saw brief service during the Battle of Okinawa. After the war, LCS(L)(3)-102 served in China before being decommissioned in 1946 and then transferred to Japan in mid-1953. Serving under the name JDS Himawari, the vessel remained in Japan until mid-1966 when she was transferred to Thailand, becoming the HTMS Nakha. In 2007, after being retired, the ship was returned to the United States to become a museum ship.
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USS LCS(L)-102 at Vallejo, California, 2007 | |
History | |
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United States | |
Name | LCS(L)(3)-102 |
Laid down | 13 January 1945 |
Launched | 3 February 1945 |
Commissioned | 17 February 1945 |
Reclassified | LSSL-102, 28 February 1949 |
Fate | Transferred to Japan, 30 April 1953 |
Honors and awards | one battle star |
Japan | |
Name | Himawari |
Acquired | 30 April 1953 |
Out of service | 1966 |
Fate | Transferred to Thailand, 18 April 1966 |
Thailand | |
Name | Nakha |
Namesake | Nakha Islands |
Acquired | 1966 |
Out of service | September 2007 |
Identification | Hull number: LSSL-751 |
Fate | Returned to the US, became a museum ship since September 2007 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | LCS(L)(3)-1 Class Landing Craft Support ship |
Displacement |
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Length | 158 ft (48 m) |
Beam | 23 ft 8 in (7.21 m) |
Draft | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
Propulsion | Diesel engines |
Speed | 16.5 knots (max); 12 knots (econ) |
Range | 5,500 nautical miles at 12 knots |
Complement | 8 officers, 70 enlisted |
Armament |
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Armor | 10-lb. STS splinter shields |
USS LCS-102 (Landing Craft Support) | |
Location | Vallejo, California |
NRHP reference No. | 15000716 |
Added to NRHP | October 13, 2015 |
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Now the sole remaining vessel of her class, she remains docked at the site of the former Mare Island Naval Shipyard, in Vallejo, CA.