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HM LCI(L)-133

LCI-1 Class Landing Craft Infantry (Large):

Laid down circa December 1942, at Bethlehem Steel Corp., Hingham, MA.

Launched and delivered in January 1943

LCI(L)-133 never saw active service with the US Navy

Turned over to the United Kingdom under terms of the Lend-Lease Program

Commissioned HM LCI(L)-133, 1 February 1943

During World War II HM LCI(L)-133 participated in the Invasion of Southern France

Returned to US Naval custody and struck from the Naval Register, 29 October 1947

Final Disposition, delivered to her purchaser, 29 October 1947, fate unknown

Specifications:
Displacement 236 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 knots; and 110 tons of fuel

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

Diesel 860 Bbls

lube oil 200 gal

Propulsion

two sets of 4 General Motors 6051 series 71 Diesel engines, 4 per shaft

single General Motors Main reduction gears

two Diesel-drive 30Kw 120V D.C. Ship's Service Generators

twin variable pitch propellers, 2,320shp

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description		Source
1015031609	261k	US troops of the US Army 36th Infantry (Lone Star) Division come ashore, 15 August 1944, from HM LCI(L)-133 and HM LCI(L)-316 during the invasion of southern France. Select images from a short film titled "Allied Invasion of Southern France" US National Archives Identifier, NAID: 15952; Local ID: 111-ADC-2147. Colorized for detail.		David Upton
1015031603	1145k	US troops of the US Army 36th Infantry (Lone Star) Division come ashore from HM LCI(L)-133 and HM LCI(L)-316, 15 August 1944, during the invasion of southern France. US National Archives photo # III-SC 19290 a US Army Signal Corps. photo now in the collections of the US National Archives.		Dave Kerr

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