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LSM-213


International Radio Call Sign:
November - Victor - Bravo - Romeo
 NVBR
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, 17 April 1944, at Dravo Corporation, Wilmington, DE.
  • Launched, 8 June 1944
  • Commissioned USS LSM-213, 11 July 1944, LT. Grant L. Kimer USNR in command
  • During WWII USS LSM-213 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater:
    LSM Flotilla One, LCDR. H. B. Taliaferro USN (28);
     LSM Group One, LCDR. F. L. O'Leary USNR;
     LSM Division Two and participated in the following campaign:

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

  • Decommissioned, 19 November 1945
  • Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown
  • USS LSM-213 earned one battle star for World War II service
  • Final Disposition, sold 5 June 1946 , to A.T. Davis, 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
    landing, 5' 3"
    fully loaded, 6' 4" forward, 8' 3" aft
    Speed 12.5 kts. (max.), (928 tons displacement)
    Endurance 4,900 miles @ 12kts.(928 tons displacement)
    Complement
    5 officers
    54 enlisted
    Armament
    one twin bow mounted 40mm AA gun mount
    six single 20mm gun mounts
    Vehicle/Boat Capacity 5 medium or 3 heavy tanks, or 6 LVT's, or 9 DUKW's
    Troop Accommodations
    2 officers
    46 enlisted
    Armor 10-lb. STS splinter shield to gun mounts, pilot house and conning station
    Fuel Capacity Diesel 1,225 Bbls
    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.
     two Diesel-drive 20Kw 120V D.C.
    twin propellers 2,800shp
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    LSM-213 50k LSM-213 side launching at Dravo Corporation, Wilmington, DE., 8 June 1944. USS LSM / LSMR Association
    LSM-213 81k USS LSM-213 under way, date and location unknown.
    US National Archives photo # 80-G-47452, a US Navy photo now in the collections of the US National Archives.    		 USS LSM / LSMR Association
    LSM-213 77k USS LSM-213, LSM-209, USS LSM-17 and five additional LSMs during beaching operations at the Amphibious Training Base Camp Bradford, VA., 30 September 1944. Note the tank in the well deck of LSM-213.
    US Navy photo # 266168.    		 USS LSM / LSMR Association
    The history extract for USS LSM-213 is from LSM-LSMR Amphibious Forces, Vol. II. Paducah, Kentucky: Turner Publishing Company, © 1997. (ISBN 1-56311-389-9).
    Commanding Officers
    01LT. Kimer, Grant L., USNR11 July 1944 - 19 November 1945
    Courtesy Wolfgang Hechler
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log
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