LCI(L)-351-Class
Improved Infantry Transport - LCI(L)-351-class were improved large landing craft with round conning tower and enclosed bow ramp. 748 ships. Major survivability improvements over LCI-1 class. Served both Pacific and European theaters 1943-1945.
Specifications
- Displacement (std)
- 234 t
- Displacement (full)
- 389 t
- Length
- 158.5 ft
- Beam
- 23.3 ft
- Crew
- 24
- Ships built
- 748
- Commissioned
- 1943-1944
- Decommissioned
- 1946-1948
Performance
- Top speed
- 16 kn
- Range
- 4000 nm at 12 knots
Armament
- Main guns
- 5× single 20mm Oerlikon Mk 4 AA
- Secondary guns
- Some vessels: 2× .50 cal machine guns
- Torpedoes
- None
Armor & Systems
- Belt
- None
In-Game
- Tier
- T2
- Game power
- 32.47
- Research cost
- 2,857
- Credit cost
- 22,729
Notable
- Round, taller conning tower (significantly better visibility)
- Enclosed bow ramp with protective doors
- Protected troop disembarkation (reduced exposure)
- Bow doors swing open, ramp extends forward
- Single enclosed ramp vs vulnerable side ramps
- Improved survivability design