Difference between revisions of "USS LCI 701"
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| shipcompleted = 30 Jun 1944 | | shipcompleted = 30 Jun 1944 | ||
| shipinservice =30 Jun 1944 | | shipinservice =30 Jun 1944 | ||
− | | shipoutofservice = | + | | shipoutofservice = 17 Jul 1946 |
− | | shipinservice2 = | + | | shipinservice2 = 28 Feb 1949 |
− | | shipoutofservice2 = | + | | shipoutofservice2 = 1 Jan 1960 |
| shipreclassified = | | shipreclassified = | ||
| shipID = | | shipID = | ||
− | | shipfate = | + | | shipfate = unknown |
| shiptype =Landing Craft Infantry | | shiptype =Landing Craft Infantry | ||
− | | shiptonnage = | + | | shiptonnage = 389 tons |
− | | shiplength = | + | | shiplength =158' 5½" (48.3m) |
− | | shipbeam = | + | | shipbeam = 23' 3" (7.1m) |
− | | shipdepth = | + | | shipdepth = Landing 2'8" (0.81m) fwd 4'10" (1.48m) aft |
− | | shippropulsion = | + | | shippropulsion = Twin screw |
− | | shipspeed = | + | | shipspeed = 14 knots (26 km/h) |
− | | shipcapacity = | + | | shipcapacity = 23 crew; 188 troops; 75 tons cargo |
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==Remarks== | ==Remarks== | ||
+ | Armament: Four 20mm guns one forward, one amidship, two aft. Served in the pacific Theatre from 30 Jun 1944 until 17 Jul 1946. Reclassified as a Landing Ship Infantry (Large) on 28 Feb 1949 and on 7 Mar 1952 renamed ''USS Chewink'' and classified as a Coastal Minesweeper. Conversion to this role carried out in Washington sate from 21 Sep 1953 until 2 Apr 1954. On 7 Feb 1954 she was reclassified yet again, this time as a Coastal Minehunter, and finally retired from service on 1 Jan 1960. | ||
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+ | Sold in 1961 and renamed ''SS Kyle Anne'' before being sokld again in 1963 and again in 1969, the last time operating under a Bahrainian flag. | ||
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==Soldiers carried== | ==Soldiers carried== | ||
+ | ===Morotai to Labuan 4-8 Jul 1945=== | ||
+ | 2/8th Australian Field Regiment | ||
+ | * [[Stanley Charles Gregory]] | ||
[[Category:Ships]] | [[Category:Ships]] |
Revision as of 19:46, 15 September 2022
Remarks
Armament: Four 20mm guns one forward, one amidship, two aft. Served in the pacific Theatre from 30 Jun 1944 until 17 Jul 1946. Reclassified as a Landing Ship Infantry (Large) on 28 Feb 1949 and on 7 Mar 1952 renamed USS Chewink and classified as a Coastal Minesweeper. Conversion to this role carried out in Washington sate from 21 Sep 1953 until 2 Apr 1954. On 7 Feb 1954 she was reclassified yet again, this time as a Coastal Minehunter, and finally retired from service on 1 Jan 1960.
Sold in 1961 and renamed SS Kyle Anne before being sokld again in 1963 and again in 1969, the last time operating under a Bahrainian flag.
Soldiers carried
Morotai to Labuan 4-8 Jul 1945
2/8th Australian Field Regiment