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USS LSM-123

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Victor - Juliet - Lima
NVJL

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - American Campaign Medal
Bottom Row - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (1) - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp)

LSM-1 Class Landing Ship Medium:

Laid down, 4 November 1944, at Brown Ship Building Co., Houston TX.

Launched, 25 November 1944

Commissioned USS LSM-123, 16 December 1944, LTjg. John T. Murray USN in command

During World War II USS LSM-123 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater:
LSM Flotilla Twelve, LCDR. A. F. Dineen USN (22)
LSM Group Thirty-four, LCDR. V.W. Webb USNR;
LSM Division Sixty-Eight and participated in the following campaign:

Campaign and Dates
Asiatic-Pacific Campaign
Okinawa Gunto operation Assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto, 29 April to 18 May 1945

Following World War II USS LSM-123- was assigned to Occupation service in the Far East for the following periods:

Navy Occupation Service Medal
20 September to 10 October 1945
22 October 1945 to 28 March 1946

Decommissioned, 29 December 1946, at NOB Guam, Marianas Islands

Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown

USS LSM-123 earned one battle star for World War II service

Final Disposition, transferred foreign, 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
63k	USS LSM-123 and USS LSM-338 landing Army occupation forces at Wakayama, Japan, 23 September 1945.	Bob Jager to the USS LSM / LSMR Association
77k	Left to Right, USS LSM-120, USS LSM-123 and USS LSM-338 landing Army occupation forces at Wakayama, Japan, 23 September 1945. US Naval History and Heritage Command Photo # NH 351357	USS LSM / LSMR Association
20k	USS LSM-123 and USS LSM-120, beached at Wakayama, Japan, 25 September 1945.	Joseph P. Haley

Commanding Officers
01	LTjg. Murray, John T., USN	16 December 1944 - 31 January 1946
02	LTjg. Galvin, Andrew W., USNR	31 January 1946 - 11 April 1946
03	ENS. Hall, Hugh J., USNR	11 April 1946 - 29 December 1946


Courtesy Wolfgang Hechler

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

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