Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1940-1945

USS LCI(L)-223

• LCI(L)-1 class Infantry Landing Craft (Large):
• Displacement: 216 tons (light), 234 tons (landing)
• Length: 160'
• Beam: 23'3"
• Draft: 3'2" (mean); 2'8" forward, 4'10" aft (landing)
• Speed: 12 knots (std), 16 knots (maximum)
• Armament: 4 20mm
• Complement: 3 officers, 21 enlisted
• Capacity: 75 tons of cargo
• Troops: 6 officers, 182 enlisted
• 2 sets G.M. diesel engins; twin variable-pitch screws, 1600 BHP
• Built at __________, and commissioned 1943

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