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USS LSM-230


International Radio Call Sign:
November - Victor - Charlie - Zulu
 NVCZ
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons


Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, 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, 6 August 1944, at Dravo Corporation, Wilmington, DE.
  • Launched, 30 September 1944
  • Commissioned USS LSM-230, 26 October 1944, LTjg. Irving S. Preston, USNR in command
  • During World War II USS LSM-230 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater:
    LSM Flotilla Three, CDR. W. F. Morrison USN (35);
     LSM Group Seven, LCDR. C. A. Lamborn USNR;
     LSM Division Fourteen
  • Following World War II USS LSM-230 was assigned to Occupation service in the Far East from 17 September to 25 November 1945
  • Decommissioned, 30 June 1946, at Green Cove Springs, FL.
  • Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown
  • Sold in December 1946, to J.C. Berkwit & Co., New York, NY., converted to an auto ferry
  • Operated by Cross Sound Ferry Co's. as MV Orient Point between New London, CT. and Orient Point, Long Island, N.Y.
  • 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
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    USS LSM 230
    LSM-230 44k USS LSM-230 launching at Dravo Corporation, Wilmington, DE., 30 September 1944. USS LSM / LSMR Association
    LSM-230 62k USS LSM-230 beached, date and location unknown. USS LSM / LSMR Association
    LSM-230 69k USS LSM-230 at anchor, 3 April 1946, location unknown. Ralph Donotrio to the USS LSM / LSMR Association
    LSM-230 32k USS LSM-230 beached, date and location unknown. Submitted by Bob Picotte, for his father, Raymond J. Picotte USS LSM-230
    LSM-230 37k USS LSM-230 swim call, date and location unknown. Submitted by Bob Picotte, for his father, Raymond J. Picotte USS LSM-230
    LSM-230 21k USS LSM-230 crew members, date and location unknown. Submitted by Bob Picotte, for his father, Raymond J. Picotte USS LSM-230
    Merchant Service
    LSM-230 63k Ex-LSM-230 in merchant service as the Cross Sound Ferry Co's. MV Orient Point beached at New London, CT., date unknown. Orient Point provided service between New London, CT. and Orient Point, Long Island, N.Y. Ken Roberts to the USS LSM / LSMR Association
    LSM-230 52k MV Orient Point underway between New London CT. and Orient Point Long Island N.Y., date unknown. Ken Roberts to the USS LSM / LSMR Association
    The history extract for USS LSM-230 is from LSM-LSMR Amphibious Forces, Vol. II. Paducah, Kentucky: Turner Publishing Company, © 1997. (ISBN 1-56311-389-9).
    Commanding Officers
    01LT. Preston, Irving S. USNR26 October 1944 - March 1945
    02LTjg. Moore, R. C. USNRMarch 1945 - November 1945
    03LTjg. Cobb, Charles P. USNRNovember 1945 - 30 June 1946
    Courtesy Wolfgang Hechler
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log
    USS LSM-LSMR Association
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