USS LCI 701
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| History | |
|---|---|
| Name | USS LCI 701 |
| Owner | US Navy |
| Builder | George Lawley & Sons (Neponset, Massachusetts, U.S.A.) |
| Launched | 24 Jun 1944 |
| Completed | 30 Jun 1944 |
| In service | 30 Jun 1944 |
| Out of service | 17 Jul 1946 |
| In service | 28 Feb 1949 |
| Out of service | 1 Jan 1960 |
| Fate | unknown |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Landing Craft Infantry |
| Tonnage | 389 tons |
| Length | 158' 5½" (48.3m) |
| Beam | 23' 3" (7.1m) |
| Depth | Landing 2'8" (0.81m) fwd 4'10" (1.48m) aft |
| Propulsion | Twin screw |
| Speed | 14 knots (26 km/h) |
| Capacity | 23 crew; 188 troops; 75 tons cargo |
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