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USS LSM-307


International Radio Call Sign:
November - Victor - Juliet - Alpha
 NVJA
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, 14 October 1944, at U.S. Navy Yard, Charleston, S.C.
  • Launched, 14 November 1944
  • Commissioned USS LSM-307, 16 January 1945, LTjg. Joseph F. Manak USNR in command
  • During World War II USS LSM-307 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater:
    LSM Flotilla Eleven;
     LSM Group Thirty0Two;
     LSM Division Sixty-Three
  • Following World War II USS LSM-307 was assigned to Occupation service in the Far East from 23 September to 7 October 1945
  • Decommissioned, 27 June 1946
  • Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown
  • Final Disposition, sold in October 1948, to Mechanical Equipment Co., New Orleans, LA., 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-306 49k USS LSM-307 moored pierside, date and location unknown. Robert Six to the USS LSM / LSMR Association
    LSM-306 101k USS LSM-307 at anchor, date and location unknown. Brian Miller
    The history extract for USS LSM-307 is from LSM-LSMR Amphibious Forces, Vol. II. Paducah, Kentucky: Turner Publishing Company, © 1997. (ISBN 1-56311-389-9).
    Commanding Officers
    01LTjg. Manak Jr., Joseph F., USNR16 January 1945 - 18 January 1946
    02LTjg.Shannon, Raphael N., USNR18 January 1946 - 30 April 1946
    03ENS. Crotch, John D., USNR30 April 1946 - 27 June 1946
    Courtesy Wolfgang Hechler
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log
    Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
    Action Report - Landing of Occupation Forces, Nagasaki Japan, September 1945
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    Last Updated 24 May 2024