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USS LSM-113

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Victor - India - Quebec
NVIQ

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from left to right
American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal

USS LSM-113 was transferred to Chile, named Guardiamarina Contreras

LSM-1 Class Landing Ship Medium:

Laid down, 14 October 1944, at Brown Ship Building Co., Houston, TX.

Launched, 4 November 1944

Commissioned USS LSM-113, 30 November 1944, LT. Samuel W. Emery USNR in command

During World War II USS LSM-113 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater:
LSM Flotilla Sixteen;
LSM Group Forty-Six;
LSM Division Ninety-One;

Decommissioned, 20 March 1947

Transferred, 20 March, 1947, to Chile, named Guardiamarina Contreras

Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown

Decommissioned by Chilean Navy in 1959

Final Disposition, hulk cannibalized for spare parts and scrapped 1967

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
	65k	USS LSM-113 moored pierside at Davenport, Iowa, 28 October 1945.		John Buckley to the USS LSM / LSMR Association

Commanding Officers
01	LT. Emery, Samuel W., USNR	30 November 1944 - February 1946
02	LTjg. Milliken, Forbes T., USNR	February 1946 - May 1946
03	LTjg. Hoffer, Harold, USN	May 1946 - January 1947
04	LTjg. Barham Jr., Fred G., USN	January 1947 - 20 March 1947


Courtesy Wolfgang Hechler

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

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