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USS LSM-299


International Radio Call Sign:
November - Victor - India - Juliet
 NVIJ
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, 13 October 1944, at U.S. Navy Yard, Charleston, S.C.
  • Launched, 13 November 1944
  • Commissioned USS LSM-299, 26 December 1944, LTjg. Marion J. Stretowski USNR in command
  • During World War II USS LSM-299 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater:
    LSM Flotilla Sixteen;
     LSM Group Forty-Six;
     LSM Division Ninety-Two
  • Following World War II USS LSM-299 was assigned to Occupation service in the Far East from 9 October to 14 November 1945
  • Decommissioned, 6 June 1946, at Astoria, OR.
  • Laid up in the Pacific Reserve Fleet, Columbia River Group, Astoria
  • Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown
  • Sold, date unknown, and converted to a barge
  • 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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    LSM-299 40k USS LSM-299 during amphibious training, date and location unknown. USS LSM / LSMR Association
    LSM-299 64k USS LSM-299 during amphibious training, date and location unknown. USS LSM / LSMR Association
    LSM-299 82k USS LSM-299 beached at Ie Shima, 17 October 1945. T.D. Burns to the USS LSM / LSMR Association
    LSM-299 64k USS LSM-299 under way in San Francisco Bay, circa 1945.
    US Naval History and Heritage Command photo # NH 83262, courtesy D.M. McPherson, 1975.    		 USS LSM / LSMR Association
    The history extract for USS LSM-299 is from LSM-LSMR Amphibious Forces, Vol. II. Paducah, Kentucky: Turner Publishing Company, © 1997. (ISBN 1-56311-389-9).
    Commanding Officers
    01LTjg/LT. Stretowski, Marion J., USNR26 December 1944 - 6 January 1946
    02LT. Dellangela, Primo G., USNR6 January 1946 - 1 March 1946
    03LTjg. Thompson, Frank H., USNR1 March 1946 - 6 June 1946
    Courtesy Wolfgang Hechler
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log
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