36th Engineers on LCI (L) 591 9 Aug 1944
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Information on LCI(L) 591 from NavSource, there is a picture of the ship on their page:

http://www.navsource.org/archives/10/15/150591.htm

 

USS LCI(L)-591

LCI-351 Class Landing Craft Infantry (Large):

Laid down, 10 March 1944, at New Jersey Shipbuilding Corp., Barber, N.J.

Launched, 10 April 1944

Commissioned USS LCI(L)-591, 14 April 1944

During World War II USS LCI(L)-591 was assigned to the Europe-Africa-Middle East Theater and participated in the following campaign:

Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaign Campaign and Dates

Invasion of Southern France, 15 August to 5 September 1944

 

USS LCI(L)-591 was decommissioned and transferred as part of the Lend-Lease program to the Soviet Union at Cold Bay, AK., 10 June 1945, designated DS-36 by the Soviet Union

Struck from the Naval Register in 1955

Final Disposition, fate unknown

USS LCI(L)-591 received one battle star for World War II service

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Specifications:

Displacement 246 t.(light), 264 t. (landing), 419 t.(loaded)

Length 158' 5½"

Beam 23' 3"

Draft Light 3' 1½" mean, Landing, 2' 8" forward, 4' 10" aft, Loaded, 5' 4" forward, 5' 11" aft

Speed 16 kts (max.), 14 kts maximum continuous

Complement 4 Officers, 24 Enlisted

Troop Capacity 6 Officers, 182 Enlisted

Cargo Capacity 75 tons

Armor 2" plastic splinter protection on gun turrets, conning tower and pilot house

Endurance 4,000 miles at 12 kts, loaded, 500 miles at 15 kts; and 110 tons of fuel

LCI(L) Armament five single 20mm guns, one bow mounted, one each port and starboard forward of wheelhouse, one each port and starboard aft of wheelhouse, on some LCIs two .50 cal machine guns were added

Fuel Capacity 130 tons, lube oil 200 gal.

Propulsion two sets of 4 GM diesels, 4 per shaft, BHP 1,600, twin variable pitch propellers

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36th Engineers on LCI (L) 591 9 Aug 1944 - by SonofaMP - 06-05-2011, 10:39 PM

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