| Pictures and Additional Information about U.S. Landing Craft and other Misc Vessels involved in Naval Operations, Invasion, and Occupation of Marinduque |
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| Landing Craft Infantry |
Landing Craft Infantry were designed to deliver soldiers and marines quickly during an
amphibious assault on enemy territory. LCIs didn't share the limelight like the more
glamorous aircraft carriers, battleships and destroyers. In fact they earned the name
"Waterbug Navy," when an admiral looked down from his battleship and watched the LCI's
down below scurrying back and forth, and commented that they looked like a bunch of
waterbugs. Landing craft were 158 feet long and 23 feet 3 inches wide at the middle. The
hull or skin was made of 1/4 inch steel plate. The propulsion of the ship was two sets of
quad General Motors 6 cylinder diesel engines generating 1600 HP ; 8 engines total.
LCI's used at Marinduque: 634, 636, 639, 688, 699, 702, 703, 712, 750, 999, 1001, 1006,
1025, 1071, 1072, 1075, 1076
amphibious assault on enemy territory. LCIs didn't share the limelight like the more
glamorous aircraft carriers, battleships and destroyers. In fact they earned the name
"Waterbug Navy," when an admiral looked down from his battleship and watched the LCI's
down below scurrying back and forth, and commented that they looked like a bunch of
waterbugs. Landing craft were 158 feet long and 23 feet 3 inches wide at the middle. The
hull or skin was made of 1/4 inch steel plate. The propulsion of the ship was two sets of
quad General Motors 6 cylinder diesel engines generating 1600 HP ; 8 engines total.
LCI's used at Marinduque: 634, 636, 639, 688, 699, 702, 703, 712, 750, 999, 1001, 1006,
1025, 1071, 1072, 1075, 1076
| LCI-702 |
| LCI-634 |
| LCI-703 (far right) |
| LCI-712 |
| LCI-750 |
| LCI-1025 (Right) |
Landing Ship Medium
Of comparable size to Landing Ship, Tank and the Landing Craft, Infantry, there were 558
LSM (Landing Ship, Medium) made for the USN between 1944 and 1945. The majority of
vessels built on this versatile frame were regular transports however there were several
dozen that were converted during construction for specialized roles.
General Measurements: Length 203.5 feet Beam 34.5 feet
Speed 13.3 knots Endurance 4,900 miles (12 kts)
Weights: Displacement (Light) 520 tons Displacement (Loaded) 900 tons
Payload (Beaching) 150 tons
Crew (Typical) Officers 4 Enlisted 54
Standard LSM Armament: 1 - 40mm Cannon Twin Mount 4 - 20mm Cannons
LSMs used at Marinduque: 127, 217, 315
LSM (Landing Ship, Medium) made for the USN between 1944 and 1945. The majority of
vessels built on this versatile frame were regular transports however there were several
dozen that were converted during construction for specialized roles.
General Measurements: Length 203.5 feet Beam 34.5 feet
Speed 13.3 knots Endurance 4,900 miles (12 kts)
Weights: Displacement (Light) 520 tons Displacement (Loaded) 900 tons
Payload (Beaching) 150 tons
Crew (Typical) Officers 4 Enlisted 54
Standard LSM Armament: 1 - 40mm Cannon Twin Mount 4 - 20mm Cannons
LSMs used at Marinduque: 127, 217, 315
| LSM-315 |
| List of vessels at Marinduque |
LCI # Type
634 158ft New Jersey Shipbuilding (Pictured above)
636 158ft New Jersey Shipbuilding 6-23-44
639 158 ft Comm 6-28-44
688 158 ft George Lawley & Sons
699 158 ft George Lawley & Sons, Neponset, MA. 6-25-44
702 158 ft George Lawley & Sons (Pictured above)
703 158 ft George Lawley & Sons (Pictured above)
712 158 ft George Lawley & Sons (Pictured above)
750 158 ft Commercial Iron Works (Pictured above)
999 158 ft Consolidated Steel Corp 5-31-44
1001 158 ft Consolidated Steel Corp
1006 158 ft Consolidated Steel Corp
1025 158 ft Albina Engine Machinery Works (Pictured above)
1071 158 ft Comm 6-16-44
1072 158 Ft Comm 6-21-44
1075 158 ft Defoe Shipbuilding 6-30-44
1076 158 ft Comm 7-12-44
634 158ft New Jersey Shipbuilding (Pictured above)
636 158ft New Jersey Shipbuilding 6-23-44
639 158 ft Comm 6-28-44
688 158 ft George Lawley & Sons
699 158 ft George Lawley & Sons, Neponset, MA. 6-25-44
702 158 ft George Lawley & Sons (Pictured above)
703 158 ft George Lawley & Sons (Pictured above)
712 158 ft George Lawley & Sons (Pictured above)
750 158 ft Commercial Iron Works (Pictured above)
999 158 ft Consolidated Steel Corp 5-31-44
1001 158 ft Consolidated Steel Corp
1006 158 ft Consolidated Steel Corp
1025 158 ft Albina Engine Machinery Works (Pictured above)
1071 158 ft Comm 6-16-44
1072 158 Ft Comm 6-21-44
1075 158 ft Defoe Shipbuilding 6-30-44
1076 158 ft Comm 7-12-44
| LSM-127 |
| LSM-217 |
| Patrol Gunboat/Motor Torpedo Boat Tender |
USS Jamestown AGP-3
Built in 1928 as the steel-hulled yacht Savarona at Pusey and Jones Corp., Wilmington DE
Acquired by the Navy 6 December 1940 at New York, NY
Converted to a Patrol Gunboat at the Fletcher Division Shipyard, Bethlehem Steel Corp.,
Hoboken, NJ,Commissioned USS Jamestown (PG-55), 26 May 1941
Reclassified as a Motor Torpedo Boat Tender, AGP-3, 13 January 1943
Jamestown found herself shuttling supplies, equipment, and supporting troops. Her former
role as a tender was now filled by larger ships designed specifically for the task.
Jamestown proudly proved her worth as a utility ship maintaining communications between
PT boat bases.
Built in 1928 as the steel-hulled yacht Savarona at Pusey and Jones Corp., Wilmington DE
Acquired by the Navy 6 December 1940 at New York, NY
Converted to a Patrol Gunboat at the Fletcher Division Shipyard, Bethlehem Steel Corp.,
Hoboken, NJ,Commissioned USS Jamestown (PG-55), 26 May 1941
Reclassified as a Motor Torpedo Boat Tender, AGP-3, 13 January 1943
Jamestown found herself shuttling supplies, equipment, and supporting troops. Her former
role as a tender was now filled by larger ships designed specifically for the task.
Jamestown proudly proved her worth as a utility ship maintaining communications between
PT boat bases.
LSM # Type
127 203 ft Charleston Navy Yard, Charleston, S.C. 4-28-44 (Pictured above)
217 203 ft Dravo Corporation, Wilmington, DE. 8-4-44 (Pictured above)
315 203 ft Pullman Standard Car Co (Pictured above)
127 203 ft Charleston Navy Yard, Charleston, S.C. 4-28-44 (Pictured above)
217 203 ft Dravo Corporation, Wilmington, DE. 8-4-44 (Pictured above)
315 203 ft Pullman Standard Car Co (Pictured above)
List of vessels at Marinduque
| LCI-636 |
| LCI-1072 |
| LCI-999 |
Camano Class Light Cargo Ship FS-547:
Laid down for the US Army at United Concrete Pipe, Los Angeles. CA.
Delivered to the US Army, circa April-December 1944, manned by a Coast Guard crew
Acquired by the US Navy, 12 December 1951
On 11 April 1945, the FS-547 was sent from Manila to San Jose, Mindoro, being loaned
out by USASOS for an indefinite period. Her duties were to deliver rations, fuel and
equipment to units of the Philippine Army, formerly guerrillas, located at various ports in
the Visayan area, to ports administered by the P.C.A.U #7, to transport Philippine Army
troops from time to time and make any and all incidental trips which the 8th Army saw fit
to set up. They ran one main monthly supply trip about the second week of each month
that required about a week or ten days, to which three to five extra trips were added, all
of shorter duration. The usual itinerary was from Margarin Bay (port of San Jose,
Mindoro) to Romblon, Romblon Island, to Balanacan (Port of Boac, Marinduque, Island)
to Calapan (Capital of Mindoro Province) to Lubang, Lubang Island and back to
Mangarin Bay. Two to four days were spent at their base port, ordinarily to perform ship
maintenance and repair as well as to procure ship's rations and supplies.
Laid down for the US Army at United Concrete Pipe, Los Angeles. CA.
Delivered to the US Army, circa April-December 1944, manned by a Coast Guard crew
Acquired by the US Navy, 12 December 1951
On 11 April 1945, the FS-547 was sent from Manila to San Jose, Mindoro, being loaned
out by USASOS for an indefinite period. Her duties were to deliver rations, fuel and
equipment to units of the Philippine Army, formerly guerrillas, located at various ports in
the Visayan area, to ports administered by the P.C.A.U #7, to transport Philippine Army
troops from time to time and make any and all incidental trips which the 8th Army saw fit
to set up. They ran one main monthly supply trip about the second week of each month
that required about a week or ten days, to which three to five extra trips were added, all
of shorter duration. The usual itinerary was from Margarin Bay (port of San Jose,
Mindoro) to Romblon, Romblon Island, to Balanacan (Port of Boac, Marinduque, Island)
to Calapan (Capital of Mindoro Province) to Lubang, Lubang Island and back to
Mangarin Bay. Two to four days were spent at their base port, ordinarily to perform ship
maintenance and repair as well as to procure ship's rations and supplies.
| Light Cargo Ship |
