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USS LSM-30

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Victor - Charlie - Golf
NVCG

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (2)
Bottom Row - World War II Victory Medal - Philippines Presidential Unit Citation - Philippines Liberation Medal (1)

USS LSM-30 was transferred sold to South Korea and redesignated ROKS Ku Moon (LSM-606)

LSM-1 Class Landing Ship Medium:

Laid down, 7 May 1944, at Brown Shipbuilding Co., Houston, TX.

Launched, 28 May 1944

Commissioned USS LSM-30, 3 July 1944, LT. George J. Richter USNR in command

During World War II USS LSM-30 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater:

At Okinawa LSM Flotilla Three, CDR. W. F. Morrison USN (35);
LSM Group Nine, LCDR. J. A. Moss USN (26);
LSM Division Seventeen and participated in the following campaigns:

Campaign and Dates	Campaign and Dates
Asiatic-Pacific Campaigns
Luzon operation Lingayen Gulf landings, 8 January 1945	Okinawa Gunto operation Assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto, 1 April to 17 June 1945

Decommissioned, 27 July 1946

Transferred, 3 April 1956, on loan, under terms of the Security Assistance Program to South Korea, named and redesignated ROKS Ku Moon (LSM-606)

Sold outright, to South Korea, 15 November 1974

Struck from the Naval Register, 15 November 1974

USS LSM-30 earned two battle stars for World War II service

Final Disposition, fate unknown

Specifications:
Displacement 520 t.(light), 743 t. (landing) 1,095 t.(fully loaded)
Length 203' 6" (ovl)
Beam 34' 6"
Draft

light, 3' 6" forward, 7' 8" aft

fully loaded, 6' 4" forward, 8' 3" aft

Speed 13.2 kts. (max.), (928 tons displacement)

Complement

5 officers

54 enlisted

Armament

one twin bow mounted 40mm gun

four single 20mm gun mounts

Vehicle/Boat Capacity 5 medium or 3 heavy tanks, or 6 LVT's, or 9 DUKW's

Fuel Capacity

Diesel 1,225 Bbls

Troop Accommodations

2 officers

46 enlisted

Armor 10-lb. STS splinter shield to gun mounts, pilot house and conning station

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
USS LSM-30
	49k	USS LSM-30 under way, date and location unknown. Photo by Ted Stone Photography	USS LSM / LSMR Association
	52k	USS LSM-30 beached, date and location unknown.	USS LSM / LSMR Association
	74k	USS LSM-30 coming alongside USS LSM-10, date and location unknown.	USS LSM / LSMR Association
ROKS Ku Moon (LSM-606)
	104k	Ex-USS LSM-30 in the Republic of South Korea naval service as *ROKS Ku Moon* (LSM-606)**, underway, circa 1963, location unknown. Official South Korean Navy photo.	Robert Hurst

Crew Contact And Reunion Information
U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log

Commanding Officers
01	LT. Richter, George J., USNR	3 July 1944 - December 1945
02	LTjg. Thornson, Willard Woodrow, USN	December 1945 - March 1946
03	LTjg. Dantro Jr., Horace F., USNR	March 1946 - May 1946
04	LTjg. Rand, William A., USNR	May 1946 - July 1946
05	LTjg. Kite Jr., William H., USNR	July 1946 - 27 July 1946


Courtesy Wolfgang Hechler

Crew Contact And Reunion Information
U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log

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