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Lost to enemy action, 4 May 1945 at Okinawa

USS LSM(R)-190

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Victor - Oscar - Papa
NVOP

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from left to right
Top Row - Combat Action Ribbon (retroactive 4 May 1945) - Navy Unit Commendation
Bottom Row - American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (1) - World War II Victory Medal

LSM(R)-188 Class Landing Ship Medium (Rocket):

Laid down, 27 August 1944, at Charleston Navy Yard, Charleston, S.C.

Launched, 21 September 1944

Commissioned USS LSM(R)-190, 23 November 1944, LT. Richard H. Saunders USNR in command

During WWII USS LSM(R)-190 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater, LSM Flotilla Nine, CDR. Dennis L. Francis USN and participated in the following campaign:

Campaign and Dates
Asiatic-Pacific Campaign
Okinawa Gunto operation Assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto, 26 March to 4 May 1945

Final Disposition, hit and sunk by Japanese Kamikaze plane off Okinawa, 4 May 1945, while on radar picket duty

Struck from the Naval Register, dates unknown

USS LSM(R)-190 was awarded the Navy Unit Commendation for her actions off Okinawa and one battle star for World War II service

Specifications:

Displacement

light 758 t.

attack 983

fully loaded 1,175 t.

Length 203' 6" (ovl)

Beam 34' 6"

Draft

light, 5' 4" (est. mean)

attack, 5' 8" (est. mean)

fully loaded, 7' 9" (est. mean)

Complement

Officers 5 Enlisted 76

Fuel Capacity

Diesel 1,225 Bbls

Armament

one single 5"/38 dual purpose gun mount

two single 40mm AA gun mounts

three single 20mm AA gun mounts

seventy-five 4-rail MK36 rocket launchers

thirty 6-rail MK 30 rocket launchers

Endurance 4,900 miles @ 12kts.(928 tons displacement)

Propulsion

two Fairbanks Morse (model 38D81/8X10, reversible with hydraulic clutch) Diesel engines, direct drive with 1,440 BHP each @ 720rpm
Ship's Service Generators
two Diesel-drive 100Kw 450V A.C.
one Diesel-drive 20Kw 120V D.C.

twin propellers, 2,800shp

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description	Contributed By
	73k	USS LSM(R)-196, USS LSM(R)-190 and USS LSM(R)-199 firing rockets off Tokishi Shima, March 1945 US Navy photo # N-26605.	USS LSM / LSMR Association
	101k	USS LSM(R)-190 and *LSM(R)-188* firing rockets off shore of Takashima, Ryukyus, date unknown. US Navy photo # BuAer 311761.	USS LSM / LSMR Association
	63k	5-inch fin stabilized rockets being launched from the USS LSM(R)-190. Armament visible is an enclosed 5”/38 gun, two quad 40mm; one forward of the bridge and one at the extreme bow. The 40mm mounts have pipe guards to keep the guns from firing on the ship. Australian War Memorial, Photo No. 304907	(101419002) - USS LSM / LSMR Association and (101419003) - Mike Green
Australian War Memorial Photo No. 304907	45k

Commanding Officers
01	LT. Saunders, Richard H., USNR	23 November 1944 - 4 May 1945


Courtesy Wolfgang Hechler

Crew Contact And Reunion Information
U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log
USS LSM-LSMR Association

Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
USS LSMR 188 - 199
C.T.G. 52.21 (LSM Flotilla Nine)'s Action Report IE SHIMA and Southeastern OKINAWA, 2 April through 20 April 1945

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