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USS LSM-107

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Victor - India - Echo
NVIE

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
Bottom Row - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp) - Philippines Liberation Medal

LSM-1 Class Landing Ship Medium:

Laid down, 7 October 1944, at Brown Ship Building Co., Houston, TX.

Launched, 28 October 1944

Commissioned USS LSM-107, 19 November 1944, LT. Burt L. Griffin USNR in command

During World War II USS LSM-107 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater:
LSM Flotilla Eleven;
LSM Group Thirty-One;
LSM Division Sixty-One

Following World War II USS LSM-107 was assigned to Occupation service in the Far East for the following periods:

Navy Occupation Service Medal
11 to 20 September 1945
7 October to 9 November 1945

Decommissioned, 16 May 1946, at Astoria, OR.

Laid up in the Pacific Reserve Fleet, Columbia River Group, Astoria, OR.

Transferred, 19 January 1959, to Commander Fleet Activities, Yokosuka

Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown

Final Disposition, sold, May 1960, to Hyman-Michaels, Co., Chicago, IL, 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

Size	Image Description	Contributed By
316k	USS LSM-137 at Cebu, P.I., at Cebu, P.I., to transport the Americal division to Yokohama, Japan 30 August 1945. In the background are; USS LSM-256, USS LSM-107, USS LSM-177, USS LSM-212, USS LSM-83, USS LSM-82, USS LSM-134, USS LSM-4, and USS LSM-17, Photo was taken from USS LSM-186	Photo by Ken Roberts Engineering Officer USS LSM-186
82k	*LSM-107* and *LSM-441* moored pierside, date and location unknown.	Dana Vickery to the USS LSM / LSMR Association
80k	*LSM-107* and *LSM-441* moored pierside, date and location unknown.	USS LSM / LSMR Association
52k	*LSM-107* crew photo, date and location unknown. Note the sign on the conning tower.	Dana Vickery to the USS LSM / LSMR Association

Commanding Officers
01	LT. Griffin, Burt Louis, USNR	19 November 1944 - 16 November 1945
02	LTjg. Higgins, Lyle Beecher, USNR	16 November 1945 - 14 February 1946
03	LTjg. Smith Jr., Irving M., USNR	14 February 1946 - 1 May 1946
04	LTjg. Suggs, Raymond Lee, USNR	1 May 1946 - 16 May 1946
05	ENS. McCabe, Barry G., USNR	16 May 1946 - 19 June 1946


Courtesy Wolfgang Hechler

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

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