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USS LSM-50


International Radio Call Sign:
November - Victor - Delta - Uniform
 NVDU
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 (3)
Bottom Row - World War II Victory Medal - Philippines Presidential Unit Citation - Philippines Liberation Medal (2)
LSM-1 Class Landing Ship Medium:
  • Laid down, 14 June 1944, at Brown Shipbuilding Co., Houston, TX.
  • Launched, 7 July 1944
  • Commissioned USS LSM-50, 9 August 1944, LT. John C. Rogers, Jr. USNR in command
  • During World War II USS LSM-50 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater and participated in the following campaign:

    Asiatic-Pacific Campaign
    Campaign and Dates Campaign and Dates
    Luzon operation
    Lingayen Gulf landing, 9 January 1945     		Borneo operation
    Brunei Bay operation, 10 to 14 June 1945
    Consolidation of the Southern Philippines;
    Visayan Island landings, 26 to 28 March 1945, and 2 April 1945
    Palawan Islands landings, 28 February 1945     		 
  • Decommissioned, 19 April 1946
  • Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown
  • USS LSM-50 earned three battle stars for World War II service
  • Sold, 14 August 1947, to Indian River Lines Inc., Wilmington, DE., for conversion to a barge
  • 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-50 51k USS LSM-50, USS LSM-259, USS LSM-26 and an unidentified LSM beached probably in the Philippines, date and place unknown. Note the local population going about their business on the beach oblivious to the US Navy's presence. USS LSM / LSMR Association
    LST-595 60k USS LSM-50, USS LST-595 and USS LSM-128 beached at Labuan Island, Borneo, 10 June 1945, after disembarking Australian forces for Operation "Oboe 6" during the Brunei Bay operation.
    Australian War Memorial photo # OG2909A.    		 Australian War Memorial
    The history extract for LSM-50 is from LSM-LSMR Amphibious Forces, Vol. II. Paducah, Kentucky: Turner Publishing Company, © 1997. (ISBN 1-56311-389-9).
    Commanding Officers
    01LT. Rogers Jr., John C., USNR9 August 1944 - December 1945
    02LTjg. Estabrook, Loren A., USNRDecember 1945 - 19 April 1946
    Courtesy Wolfgang Hechler
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log
    USS LSM-LSMR Association
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    Last Updated 19 May 2018