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USS LSM-142


International Radio Call Sign:
November - Victor - Kilo - Xray
 NVKX
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons


Precedence of awards is from 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, 17 April 1944, at Charleston Navy Yard, Charleston, S.C.
  • Launched, 15 May 1944
  • Commissioned USS LSM-142, 30 June 1944, LT. Thomas W. Armstrong USNR in command
  • During World War II USS LSM-142 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater:
    LSM Flotilla Six, CDR. A. R. Quinn USN;
     LSM Group Sixteen, LCDR. J.T Brugger Jr., USNR;
     LSM Division Thirty-Two
  • Following World War II USS LSM-142 was assigned to Occupation service in the Far East for the following periods:

    Navy Occupation Service Medal
    4 to 23 September 1945
    7 October 1945 to 6 April 1946
  • Decommissioned, 2 September 1946, at NOB Guam, Marianas Islands
  • Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown
  • USS LSM-142 earned one battle star for World War II service
  • Final Disposition, scuttled, 14 September 1946, at Guam
    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-142 76k USS LSM-142 under way, date and place unknown. USS LSM / LSMR Association
    LSM-142 64k USS LSM-142 beached, date and place unknown. USS LSM / LSMR Association
    The DANFS history extract for LSM-142 is from LSM-LSMR Amphibious Forces, Vol. II. Paducah, Kentucky: Turner Publishing Company, © 1997. (ISBN 1-56311-389-9).
    Commanding Officers
    01LT. Armstrong, Thomas W., USNR30 June 1944 - December 1945
    02LT. Somervell Jr., Willis Lewis, USNDecember 1945 - 2 September 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 29 June 2018