USS LCS-102, World War II museum ship in Vallejo, United States.

USS LCS-102 is a 158-foot landing craft support ship with a flat-sided grey hull marked "LCS 102" and a single 3-inch gun on the bow. Its aft deckhouse carries a lattice mast with radar and antenna arrays, and the deck retains coils of rope and a stern flagpole. The ship was armed with two twin 40mm anti-aircraft mounts, four single 20mm guns, four .50-caliber machine guns and ten rocket launchers.

Laid down on 13 January 1945 at Commercial Iron Works in Portland, Oregon, and commissioned on 17 February 1945. She took part in the Gunto operation off Okinawa from 18 to 30 June 1945 and was hit by a kamikaze on 11 June; her commander, Richard Miles McCool, received the Medal of Honor for keeping the ship and crew together. Decommissioned in 1946, she was transferred to Japan on 30 April 1953 as JDS Himawari, then handed to Thailand on 29 August 1966 as HTMS Nakha, named after an island in Phuket's Thalang district. She served until 4 October 2006 and was returned to the United States in 2007.

The vessel represents how the United States Navy used smaller support ships during Pacific operations and what tasks these crews performed in combat zones. Walking through it, you notice the tight spaces where sailors worked and lived during their missions.

The ship is located at the former Mare Island Naval Shipyard and opens to visitors on several days each week. Touring it involves climbing stairs and moving through tight corridors, so wear comfortable shoes and be prepared for outdoor conditions on the dock.

Her ten Mk7 rocket launchers were taken off after decommissioning, likely before the ship joined Japan's Maritime Self-Defense Force as JDS Himawari. The dark plaque on the hull reads "LCS 102", and the ship earned one battle star for World War II service.