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USS LSM-170

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Victor - November - Bravo
NVNB

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, 27 June 1944, at Charleston Navy Yard, Charleston, S.C.

Launched, 20 July 1944

Commissioned USS LSM-170, 14 September 1944, LT. Raymond Klevansky USNR in command

During World War II USS LSM-170 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 Six and participated in the following campaign:

Campaign and Dates
Asiatic-Pacific Campaign
Okinawa Gunto operation Assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto, 26 March to 30 June 1945

Following World War II USS LSM-170 was assigned to Occupation service in the Far East from 23 September to 12 November 1945

Decommissioned, 2 May 1946, at Lake Charles, LA.

Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown

USS LSM-170 earned one battle star for World War II service

Sold to LSS Marine Co., Camp Hill, PA., in October 1946

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
45k	USS LSM-462, USS LSM-170, USS LSM-161 and *LSM-343* in a six ship assault wave formation while undergoing amphibious training, date and location unknown.	USS LSM / LSMR Association
53k	USS LSM-170 broached on the island of Yanabaru at Okinawa after Typhoon Louise struck Okinawa on 9 October 1945.	Walter Valtentini to the USS LSM / LSMR Association
372k	USS LSM-170 enlisted crew members, date and location unknown. Edward Joseph Lozanski is fourth from the right, front row in whites.	Ed Lozanski for his grandfather Edward Joseph Lozanski USS LSM-170
379k	Two versions of USS LSM-170 crew photo, date and location unknown. Edward Joseph Lozanski second row, fourth from the right.	Ed Lozanski for his grandfather Edward Joseph Lozanski USS LSM-170
341k

USS LSM-170
History located at Navsource.

Commanding Officers
01	LT. Klevansky, Raymond, USNR	14 September 1944 - December 1945
02	LTjg. McCormick, William F., USNR	December 1945 - March 1946
03	ENS. Garahan, Stephen J., USNR	March 1946 - 2 May 1946


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
Action Report - Landing of Occupation Forces, Nagasaki Japan, September 1945

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