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USS LSM-154

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Victor - Lima - Victor
NVLV

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 - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp)

USS LSM-154 was transferred to the Republic of China

LSM-1 Class Landing Ship Medium:

Laid down, 19 May1944, at Charleston Navy Yard, Charleston, S.C.

Launched, 22 June 1944

Commissioned USS LSM-154, 22 July 1944, LT. Walter A Duffy USN in command

During World War II USS LSM-154 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater:
LSM Flotilla One, LCDR. H. B. Taliaferro USN (28);
LSM Group Three, LCDR. A. K. Ridgway, USNR;
LSM Division Five

Following World War II USS LSM-154 was assigned to Occupation service in the Far East from 17 September to 15 October 1945

Decommissioned, 13 June 1946, at NOB Subic Bay, P.I.

Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown

Sold, 13 February 1948, to the Republic of China, fate unknown

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 General Motors (model GM 16-278A, 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
209k	LSMs beached at Senami, Honshu Island, Japan, circa late-1945-early-1946. From left to right: USS LSM-154, USS LSM-159, USS LSM-331, USS LSM-333, USS LSM-153, and USS LSM-280.	USS LSM / LSMR Association
165k	USS LSM-154 (at left), USS LSM-61 (center) and an unidentified LSM (right), beached at Senami, Honshu Island, Japan, circa late-1945-early-1946.	Dan Kovalchik in honor of his father, SK2 John "Tiny" Kovalchik USS LSM-154
117k	USS LSM-154, USS LSM-312 and USS LSM-25, beached at Saipan, Marianas Islands to take on supplies, date unknown.	Dan Kovalchik in honor of his father, SK2 John "Tiny" Kovalchik USS LSM-154
64k	USS LSM-154 beached at Guam, Marianas Islands, April 1946.	Bill Lesneck to the USS LSM / LSMR Association

Commanding Officers
01	LT. Duffy, Walter Andrew, USN	22 July 1944 - December 1944
02	LT. Humes Jr., Samuel J., USNR	December 1944 - 3 December 1945
03	LTjg. Larrabee Jr., Bennie L., USNR	3 December 1945 - 4 April 1946
04	ENS. Clauter, Thomas F., USNR	4 April 1946 - 13 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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