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USS LSM-301


International Radio Call Sign:
November - Victor - India - November
NVIN

USS LSM-301 also transferred to Greece and named Aktion (N-04)
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, 18 October 1944, at U.S. Navy Yard, Charleston, S.C.
  • Launched, 19 November 1944
  • Commissioned USS LSM-301, 1 January 1945, LTjg. Leonard P. Slutz USNR in command
  • During World War II USS LSM-301 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater:
    LSM Flotilla Sixteen;
    LSM Group Forty-Six;
    LSM Division Ninety-Two
  • Decommissioned, 2 May 1947, at Green Cove Springs, FL.
  • Laid up in the Atlantic Reserve Fleet, Florida Group, Green Cove Springs
  • Struck from the Naval Register, 22 December 1952
  • During her commissioned service USS LSM-301 made the following ports of call:
    Charleston, S.C., commissioned
    Norfolk, VA., training
    Davisvillle, R.I., training
    Coco Solo, Panama Canal Zone
    Balboa, Panama
    San Diego, CA. training
    San Pedro, CA. training
    Pearl Harbor, T.H. training
    Eniwetok Atoll, Marshall Islands
    Guam, Marianas Islands
    Chuuk, Caroline Islands
    New Orleans, LA.
    Green Cove Springs, FL, decommissioning
  • Authorized for conversion in FY 1953 to a Coastal Mine Layer for the Greek Navy at Ira S. Bushey & Sons Inc., Brooklyn, NY
  • Conversion begun 27 February 1953, completed 20 November 1953
  • Transferred, 1 December 1953, to Greece, and commissioned into the Greek Navy as Aktion (N-04)
  • Reclassified by the US Navy, as MMC-6, 1 October 1960
  • Final Disposition, scrapped by the Greek Navy in late 2000
    LSM 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

    MMC Specifications modifications:
    Displacement 1,110 t.(fl)
    Draft 8' 3" (max.)
    Speed 12.5 kts. (design)
    Complement 65

    Armament
    four twin 40mm AA gun mounts
    six single 20mm AA gun mounts

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    LSM-300 75k USS LSM-301 commissioning ceremony official party at US Navy Yard Charleston, Charleston, S.C., 19 November 1944. OFFICIAL NAVY CAPTION READS "CHARLESTON, S.C., Jan 1 1945 --A Charleston Navy Yard worker's wife and a woman employee of the yard sponsored two landing ships at the christening and commissioning ceremonies at the yard today. [Principal] participants in the ceremonies were (left to right) Mrs Elizabeth Scarborough, of 7-D Cromwell Street, Charleston, a yard sheet metal employee who presented flowers to the sponsor of the LSM 301; Miss Mary Ruth Moore of 180-C Queen Street, Charleston, maid-of-honor of the LSM 301; LTjg. Leonard D Slutz, of 601 Crown Street, Cincinnati, Ohio, who assumed command of the LSM 301; Mrs William M. Moore of 180 Queen Street Charleston, sponsor of LSM 301; Rear Admiral Jules James, USN, Commandant of the navy yard and the Sixth Naval District, who presided over the ceremonies; Miss Ethelyn Rast, of 36 Clements Ferry Road, Navy Yard S.C., a personnel clerk in the yards Supply Department, sponsor of the LSM 300; Ensign Richard C. Ashman, USN, of 2428 Imperial Avenue, San Diego, California, formerly of Somerville, Mass. who took command of LSM 300; Miss Lenora Rast, of Holly Hill, S.C., maid of honor to her sister, Miss Ethelyn Rast; Miss Mary Griffin, of Summerville, S.C., a yard Supply Department employee, who presented flowers to Miss Ethelyn Rast; and Chairman D.M. Zeigler, of the Central Shop Committee, representing yard workers, who presented a silver gift to each sponsor. Ethelyn Rast Kay
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    70k USS LSM-301 officers, ENS. James A. West, Engineering Officer and ENS. Harry D. Mueller Executive Officer, circa 1945. Barry W. Smith for his father William P. Smith RM3 USS LSM-301.
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    91k View of "Lulu" painted on the conning tower of USS LSM-301 at Pearl Harbor, summer 1945. Barry W. Smith for his father William P. Smith RM3 USS LSM-301.
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    108k USS LSM-301 drydocked in Micronesia, circa 1945, reportedly for repair to her stern which was damaged during a storm. Barry W. Smith for his father William P. Smith RM3 USS LSM-301.
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    139k USS LSM-301 in the Panama Canal, circa 1945. Barry W. Smith for his father William P. Smith RM3 USS LSM-301.
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    168k View from the shore through the bow doors of USS LSM-301 while beached,in December 1945, location unknown. Barry W. Smith for his father William P. Smith RM3 USS LSM-301.
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    148k USS LSM-301 underway, date and location unknown. Barry W. Smith for his father William P. Smith RM3 USS LSM-301.
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    86k USS LSM-301 officers, ENS. Milton U. Kessler, Gunnery and Stores Officer and ENS. James A. West, Engineering Officerm 1945, location unknown. Barry W. Smith for his father William P. Smith RM3 USS LSM-301.
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    192k USS LSM-301 crew member S/1c Philip Harbach, circa 1945, location unknown. Barry W. Smith for his father William P. Smith RM3 USS LSM-301.
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    149k USS LSM-301 crew members S/1c Philip Harbach, unknown, William P. Smith RM/3c, Guam, 1945. Barry W. Smith for his father William P. Smith RM3 USS LSM-301.
    HNS Aktion (N04)
    LSM-301 33k Ex-LSM-301 / MMC-6 in Greek service as minelayer HNS Aktion (N-04) underway, date and location unknown. circa 1954.
    Official Hellenic Navy photo
    Robert Hurst
    LSM-301 61k HNS Aktion (N-04) underway, date and location unknown.
    Official Hellenic Navy photo
    Tony Vrailas
    LSM-301 87k HNS Aktion (N-04) underway, date and location unknown.
    Official Hellenic Navy photo
    USS LSM / LSMR Association
    LSM-301 96k HNS Aktion (N-04) underway with gun crews preparing to fire the twin 40mm Bofor guns, circa 1986.
    Official Hellenic Navy photo
    Tony Vrailas

    Ex-HNS Aktion (N-04) (ex USS LSM-301) being dismantled at at Perama near Piraeus, Greece, 22 May 2013
    Photos by George Haralampides
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    The history for USS LSM-301 is based on an extract from LSM-LSMR Amphibious Forces, Vol. II. Paducah, Kentucky: Turner Publishing Company, © 1997. (ISBN 1-56311-389-9)
    Commanding Officers
    01LT. Slutz, Leonard P., USNR1 January 1945 - November 1945
    02LTjg. Meredith, Owen R., USNRNovember 1945 - March 1946
    03ENS. Mueller, Harry D., USNR March 1946 - June 1946
    04LT. Francis Prettyman, USN (USNA 1944)June 1946 - July 1946
    05LT. Coleman, John Farris, USNJuly 1946 - October 1946
    06LCDR. Edward Reid, USNOctober 1946 - 2 May 1947
    Courtesy Wolfgang Hechler

    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log

    Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
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