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Lost duing the invasion of Okinawa, 4 April 1945

USS LSM-12


International Radio Call Sign:
November - Victor - Alpha - Whiskey
 NVAW
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons


Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (2)
Bottom Row - World War II Victory Medal - Philippine Presidential Unit Citation - Philippines Liberation Medal
LSM-1 Class Landing Ship Medium:
  • Laid down, 20 March 1944, at Brown Shipbuilding Co, Houston, TX.
  • Launched, 30 April 1944
  • Commissioned USS LSM-12, 31 May 1944, LT. Ashley W. Lindley, USNR in command
  • During WWII USS LSM-12 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater and participated in the:following campaigns:

    Asiatic-Pacific Campaigns
    Campaign and Dates Campaign and Dates
    Luzon operation
    Lingayen Gulf landing, 9 January 1945     		Okinawa Gunto operation
    Assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto, 1 to 24 April 1945

  • Broached on the beach at Okinawa and broke up, 4 April 1945
  • Decommissioned, 24 April 1945, at Okinawa
  • Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown
  • USS LSM-12 earned two battle stars for World War II service
  • Final Disposition, hulk donated, 10 July 1957 to Government of Ryukyu Islands
    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-12 51k USS LSM-12 nested in a mooring with other LSMs, date and location unknown. Ken Roberts to the USS LSM / LSMR Association
    LSM-12 58k USS LSM-12 beached, date and location unknown. Dave Kroft to the USS LSM / LSMR Association
    LSM-12 74k USS LSM-12 unloading a tank onto a rhino barge, date and location unknown. Hugh G. Cook to the USS LSM / LSMR Association
    LSM-12 68k USS LSM-12 beached, date and location unknown. Dave Kroft to the USS LSM / LSMR Association
    LSM-12 72k USS LSM-12 broached and abandoned on the coral reef off Okinawa, mid-April 1945. The ship was cannibalized for her spare parts. Photo by the late Seymour M. Fimoff, QM2/c, submitted by Raymond A. Biswanger, Jr., Ph.D., LT. USN Ret. USS LSM-9
    LSM-12 57k USS LSM-12 broached and abandoned on the coral reef off Okinawa, mid-April 1945. Photo by the late Seymour M. Fimoff, QM2/c, submitted by Raymond A. Biswanger, Jr., Ph.D., LT. USN Ret. USS LSM-9
    The history extract for LSM-12 is from LSM-LSMR Amphibious Forces, Vol. II. Paducah, Kentucky: Turner Publishing Company, © 1997. (ISBN 1-56311-389-9)
    Commanding Officers
    01LT. Lindley, Ashley W., USNR31 May 1944 - 24 April 1945
    Courtesy Wolfgang Hechler
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log
    USS LSM-LSMR Association
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