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USS LSM-305


International Radio Call Sign:
November - Victor - India - Victor
 NVIV
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, 30 October 1944, at U.S. Navy Yard, Charleston, S.C.
  • Launched, 27 November 1944
  • Commissioned USS LSM-305, 11 January 1945, LTjg. Rupert M. Dennis USNR in command
  • During World War II USS LSM-305 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater:
    LSM Flotilla Sixteen;
     LSM Group Forty-Seven;
     LSM Division Ninety-Three
  • Decommissioned, 20 November 1947, at Green Cove Springs, FL.
  • Laid up in the Atlantic Reserve Fleet, Florida Group, Green Cove Springs
  • Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown
  • Final Disposition, sold, 7 October 1958, to Paul E. McDaniel, Houston, TX, converted to a barge, 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-305 126k USS LSM-305 in drydock, date and location unknown. B.L. "Mike" Garvey MoMM2/c USS LSM-305
    LSM-305 113k USS LSM-305 moored pierside, date and location unknown. B.L. "Mike" Garvey MoMM2/c USS LSM-305
    The history extract for USS LSM-305 is from LSM-LSMR Amphibious Forces, Vol. II. Paducah, Kentucky: Turner Publishing Company, © 1997. (ISBN 1-56311-389-9).
    Commanding Officers
    01LTjg. Dennis, Rupert M., USNR11 January 1945 - November 1945
    02ENS/LTjg. May, Charles W., USNRNovember 1945 - June 1946
    03ENS. , Eugene W., USNRJune 1946 - September 1946
    04ENS. King, H. T., USNRSeptember 1946 - December 1946
    05LTjg. Batty, Ronald Davenport, USNDecember 1946 - 20 November 1947
    Courtesy Wolfgang Hechler
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log
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