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USS LSM-5


International Radio Call Sign:
November - Victor - Alpha - India
 NVAI
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)
LSM-1 Class Landing Ship Medium:
  • Laid down, 1 March 1944, at Brown Shipbuilding Co, Houston, TX.
  • Launched, 9 April 1944)
  • Commissioned USS LSM-5, 22 May 1944, LT Arthur K. Henderson, USNR in command
  • During War II USS LSM-5 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater:
    LSM Flotilla One, LCDR. H. B. Taliaferro USN (28);
     LSM Group Two, LCDR. H. G. Maxey USNR;
     LSM Division Three
  • Following World War II USS LSM-5 as assigned to Occupation Service in the Far East from 2 September to 9 December 1945
  • USS LSM-5 ran aground at Saipan, 6 July 1946
  • Decommissioned, 9 July 1946 at NOB Saipan, Mariana Islands
  • Struck from the Naval Register, date 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 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
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    LSM-5 79k USS LSM-5 under way, date and place unknown. USS LSM / LSMR Association
    LSM-5 51k USS LSM-5 unloading oil at Guadalcanal, date unknown. Photo Courtesy Jim Tusing LSM-372,
    Editor "Alligator Alley" The Newsletter
    of the USS LSM - LSMR Association
    LSM-5 76k USS LSM-5 beached, date and location unknown. USS LSM / LSMR Association
    LSM-5 64k USS LSM-5 beached, date and location unknown USS LSM / LSMR Association
    LSM-5 124k USS LSM-5 beached, date and location unknown. Fred Watson to the USS LSM / LSMR Association
    The history extract for LSM-5 is from LSM-LSMR Amphibious Forces, Vol. II. Paducah, Kentucky: Turner Publishing Company, © 1997. (ISBN 1-56311-389-9)
    Commanding Officers
    01LT. Henderson, Arthur Kendall, USNR22 May 1944 - 20 December 1945
    02LTjg. Underwood, Victor S., USNR20 December 1945 - 9 July 1946
    Courtesy Wolfgang Hechler
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log
    USS LSM-LSMR Association
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