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USS LSM-187

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Victor - Oscar - Juliet
NVOJ

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from left to right
American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (1) - World War II Victory Medal

LSM-1 Class Landing Ship Medium:

Laid down, 28 July 1944, at Charleston Navy Yard, Charleston, S.C.

Launched, 5 September 1944

Commissioned USS LSM-187, 25 October 1944, LT. John T. White USNR in command:

During WWII USS LSM-187 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 Fifty and participated in the following campaign:

Campaign and Dates
Asiatic-Pacific Campaign
Okinawa Gunto operation Assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto, 2 April to 30 June 1945

Decommissioned, 19 December 1945, at Norfolk Navy Yard, Portsmouth, VA.

Struck from the Naval Register, 8 January 1946

USS LSM-187 earned one battle star for World War II service

Transferred to the Maritime Commission, 10 November 1947

Sold, 10 November 1947, to Capitol Salvage & Sales Co., Edgewater, N.J.

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 General Motors (model GM 16-278A, 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
USS LSM-187
	107k	USS LSM-187 with Japanese field artillery loaded in her well deck, Guam, Marianas Islands, 9 September 1945.	USS LSM / LSMR Association
	59k	USS LSM-187 loading Fleet Admiral Nimitz's barge *Catherine*, Guam, Marianas Islands, 10 September 1945.	USS LSM / LSMR Association
	74k	USS LSM-187 moored pierside on the Potomac River, 3 November 1945	USS LSM / LSMR Association
	94k	USS LSM-187 underway on the Potomac River, 3 November 1945	USS LSM / LSMR Association
	67k	USS LSM-31, USS LSM-187, USS LSM-186 and USS LSM-222 in a nest moored to a buoy, date and location unknown. Photo by ©Atlantic Fleet Sales Co., Norfolk, VA.	USS LSM / LSMR Association
Merchant Service
	71k	Ex-USS LSM-187 in merchant service as *Jaques Gravel* beached circa 1977-78 at Dwar Metal Co., Port Colburn, Ontario, Canada awaiting scrapping.	USS LSM / LSMR Association

Commanding Officers
01	LT. White, John T., USNR	25 October 1944 - September 1945
02	LTjg. Williams, Herbert S., USNR	September 1945 - 19 December 1945


Courtesy Wolfgang Hechler and Ron Reeves

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

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