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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

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description	Contributed By
USS LSM-301
	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
101430113	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.
101430114	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.
101430115	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.
101430116	126k
101430117	85k
101430119	226k
101430120	139k	USS LSM-301 in the Panama Canal, circa 1945.	Barry W. Smith for his father William P. Smith RM3 USS LSM-301.
101430121	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.
101430122	148k	USS LSM-301 underway, date and location unknown.	Barry W. Smith for his father William P. Smith RM3 USS LSM-301.
101430123	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.
101430124	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.
101430125	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)
	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
	61k	*HNS Aktion* (N-04)** underway, date and location unknown. Official Hellenic Navy photo	Tony Vrailas
	87k	*HNS Aktion* (N-04)** underway, date and location unknown. Official Hellenic Navy photo	USS LSM / LSMR Association
	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

Commanding Officers
01	LT. Slutz, Leonard P., USNR	1 January 1945 - November 1945
02	LTjg. Meredith, Owen R., USNR	November 1945 - March 1946
03	ENS. Mueller, Harry D., USNR	March 1946 - June 1946
04	LT. Francis Prettyman, USN (USNA 1944)	June 1946 - July 1946
05	LT. Coleman, John Farris, USN	July 1946 - October 1946
06	LCDR. Edward Reid, USN	October 1946 - 2 May 1947


Courtesy Wolfgang Hechler

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

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Thanksgiving Menu, 29 November 1945 (Belated)

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