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USS LSM-469

USS LSM-469 was transferred to Thailand and named HTMS Kram (L-3)

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - American Campaign Ribbon
Bottom Row - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Medal

LSM-1 Class Landing Ship Medium:

Laid down, 27 January 1945, at Brown Shipbuilding Co., Houston, TX.

Launched, 17 February 1945

Commissioned USS LSM-469, 17 March 1945, LT. Lee S. Barton USNR in command

During World War II USS LSM-469 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater:
LSM Flotilla Fifteen;
LSM Group Forty-Four;
LSM Division Eighty-Nine;

Following World War II USS LSM-469 was assigned to Occupation service in the Far East from 20 September 1945 to 11 April 1946

Decommissioned, 29 August 1946, at Astoria, OR.

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

Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown

Transferred, 25 May 1962, to Thailand, named HTMS Kram (L-3)

Renamed HTMS Khramto (L-732), date unknown

Decommissioned by Thai Navy, date unknown

Final Disposition, sunk as an artificial reef, 1 February 2003, at Pattaya, Thailand

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-469
	97k	USS LSM-469 at Wakayama, Honshu Island, Japan, circa September 1945.	Photo Courtesy Jim Tusing LSM-372, Editor "Alligator Alley" The Newsletter of the USS LSM - LSMR Association
	87k	USS LSM-469 at Wakayama, Honshu Island, Japan, circa mid-September to mid-November 1945.	Photo Courtesy Jim Tusing LSM-372, Editor "Alligator Alley" The Newsletter of the USS LSM - LSMR Association
	67k	USS LSM-469 underway, date and location unknown.	USS LSM / LSMR Association
HTMS Kram (L-3) / HTMS Khramto (L-732)
	80k	Ex- USS LSM-469 underway as the Thailand Navy LSM *HTMS Khramto* (L-3)** underway. circa 1965, Official Royal Thai Navy photo..	Robert Hurst
	70k	*HTMS Khramto* (L-732)** underway in 1969. US Navy photo # NH 96102 from the collections of the US Naval Historical Center	USS LSM / LSMR Association
	13k	Ex-*HTMS Khramto* (L-732)** being used for an at sea fire fighting exercise before being sunk at Pattaya, Thailand as an artificial reef, 1 February 2003.	Nay Nava
	15k	Ex-*HTMS Khramto* (L-732)** ready for sinking to serve as an artificial reef at Pattaya, Thailand, 1 February 2003.	Nay Nava
	85k	Ex-*HTMS Khramto* (L-732)** being sunk as an artificial reef at Pattaya, Thailand, 1 February 2003. This photo shows her about one hour before being totally submerged.	Steve Burton
	11k	Ex *HTMS Khramto* (L-732)** down at the stern with just her bow showing above the surface (note the bow doors and forward 40mm gun tub are still visible), Pattaya, Thailand, 1 February 2003.	Nay Nava