The flat bottom and skegs between and on either side of the twin screws allowed the ships to safely beach. The hull was the same as the Landing Craft Infantry ships. Three different ship building yards did the construction: George Lawley & Son ( Neponset, Massachusetts) Commercial Iron Works ( Portland, Oregon) and Albina Engine Works (Portland, Oregon). Design and manufacture Builders progress photo of LCS(L)(3)-26, Commercial Iron Works, Portland Oregon, 21 July 1944.Ī total of 130 were made. The United States Navy had to have the designation LCS(L) because there was also a smaller class named LCL, that were built mainly for rescue and smoke laying during amphibious operation. In 1949 the class was reclassified to "Landing Ship Support, Large" (LSSL). The original designation for the ships was LCS(L)(3), which stood for "Landing Craft Support (Large) Mark 3". The USN versions which were later reclassified Landing Ship Support, Large also performed radar picket duty and fire fighting. The Landing Craft, Support (Large) were two distinct classes of amphibious warfare vessels were used by the United States Navy (USN) in the Pacific and the Royal Navy in World War II. 2 × twin 40 mm deck guns (one forward, one aft).1 × twin 40 mm or single 40 mm bow gun.George Lawley & Son, Commercial Iron Works and Albina Engine Works
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