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USS LSM-298


International Radio Call Sign:
November - Victor - India - Hotel
 NVIH
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
LSM-1 Class Landing Ship Medium:
  • Laid down, 13 October 1944, at U.S. Navy Yard, Charleston, S.C.
  • Launched, 13 November 1944
  • Commissioned USS LSM-298, 26 December 1944, LT. David G. Hoyer USNR in command
  • During World War II USS LSM-298 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater:
    LSM Flotilla Sixteen;
     LSM Group Forty-Six;
     LSM Division Ninety-Two
  • Decommissioned, 15 November 1946, at Astoria, OR.
  • Laid up in the Pacific Reserve Fleet, Columbia River Group, Astoria
  • Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown
  • Sold, 9 May 1960, to Hatch & Kirk Co., Seattle, WA.
  • 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
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    By
    LSM-298 319k Pre-commissioning crew of USS LSM-298 at NAB Little Creek, VA., circa December 1944. Larry Pritchard for his father Leroy Pritchard USS LSM-298
    LSM-298 93k USS LSM-298 conning tower, circa January 1945, NAB Little Creek Virginia. Larry Pritchard for his father Leroy Pritchard USS LSM-298
    LSM-298 107k USS LSM-298 and USS LSM-207 moored at NAB Little Creek Virginia, circa early 1945. Larry Pritchard for his father Leroy Pritchard USS LSM-298
    LSM-298 121k USS LSM-298 moored, with her starboard side to USS Cavallaro (APD-128) and her port side to an LCT, circa 1945, NAB Little Creek Virginia. USS LSM / LSMR Association
    LSM-298 145k USS LSM-298 loading a tank, date and location unknown. Larry Pritchard for his father Leroy Pritchard USS LSM-298
    LSM-298 198k USS LSM-298 with a tank on her tank deck, date and location unknown. Larry Pritchard for his father Leroy Pritchard USS LSM-298
    LSM-298 142k
    LSM-298
    101429834    		 238k Ex- USS LSM-298 moored at Seattle, WA. in 1960 after being sold to Hatch & Kirk Co. Brian Curtis

    Crew Photos contributed by Larry Pritchard
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    Leroy Pritchard bottom right     		LSM-298
    Leroy Pritchard on right     		LSM-298
    Leroy Pritchard center
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    The history extract for USS LSM-298 is from LSM-LSMR Amphibious Forces, Vol. II. Paducah, Kentucky: Turner Publishing Company, © 1997. (ISBN 1-56311-389-9).
    Commanding Officers
    01LT. Hoyer, David G., USNR26 December 1944 - 2 July 1945
    02LT. Parnigoni, Richard, USNR2 July 1945 - March 1946
    03LTjg. Garlinger, Lorin Peter, USNMarch 1946 - 15 November 1946
    Courtesy Wolfgang Hechler
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log
    Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
    Commissioning Day Muster Roll
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