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USS LSM-90

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Victor - Golf - Whiskey
NVGW

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 (1)
Bottom Row - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp) - Philippines Liberation Medal

LSM-1 Class Landing Ship Medium:

Laid down, 30 August 1944, at Brown Ship Building Co., Houston, TX.

Launched, 23 September 1944

Commissioned USS LSM-90, 20 October 1944, LT. LeRoy M. Decker USNR in command

During World War II USS LSM-90 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater:
LSM Flotilla Nine, CDR. D. L. Francis USN (23);
LSM Group Twenty-Five, LCDR. L. Brouwer USN;
LSM Division Forty-Nine and participated in the following campaign:

Campaign and Dates
Asiatic-Pacific Campaign
Okinawa Gunto operation Assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto, 18 April to 30 June 1945

Following World War II USS LSM-90 was assigned to Occupation service in the Far East for the following periods:

Navy Occupation Service Medal
11 to 20 September 1945
15 November to 30 December 1945

Decommissioned, 1 May 1946, at Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, CA.

Struck from the Naval Register, 5 June 1946

USS LSM-90 earned one battle star for World War II service

Sold, 16 January 1948, to Guntert & Zimmerman, Stockton, CA.

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

Size	Image Description	Contributed By
70k	USS LSM-90 beached, date and location unknown.	USS LSM / LSMR Association
59k	USS LSM-90 beached at Okinawa, 1945.	James Adlam to the USS LSM / LSMR Association
64k	USS LSM-90 beached at Okinawa, 1945.	Jack Mudry to the USS LSM / LSMR Association
88k	USS LSM-144, USS LSM-180, USS LSM-90 and USS LSM-186 beached at Laoag, Luzon, P.I., 25 to 28 July 1945.	Ken Roberts to the USS LSM / LSMR Association

Commanding Officers
01	LT. Decker, LeRoy M., USNR	20 October 1944 - December 1945
02	LTjg. Bupp, Lamar P., USNR	December 1945 - March 1946
03	LTjg. Duffy Jr., John J., USNR	March 1946 - 1 May 1946


Courtesy Wolfgang Hechler

Crew Contact And Reunion Information
U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log
USS LSM-LSMR Association

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