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USS LSM-310

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Victor - Juliet - Golf
NVJG

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (5) - World War II Victory Medal
Bottom Row - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp) - Philippines Presidential Unit Citation - Philippines Liberation Medal (2)

LSM-1 Class Landing Ship Medium:

Laid down, 15 February 1944, at Pullman Standard Car Manufacturing Company, Chicago, IL.

Launched, 29 April 1944

Commissioned USS LSM-310, 23 May 1944, LT. Edgar P. White USNR in command

During World War II USS LSM-310 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater and participated in the following campaigns:

Campaign and Dates	Campaign and Dates
Asiatic-Pacific Campaign
Leyte operation Leyte landings, 19 to 29 November 1944 Ormoc Bay landing, 7 to 8 December 1944	Consolidation of the Southern Philippines Mindanao Island landings, 10 March, 17 to 23 April, 3 May 1945
Luzon operation Mindoro landings, 12 to 18 December 1944 Lingayen Gulf landing, 16 to 18 January 1945	Borneo operation Balikpapan operation, 26 June to 6 July 1945
Manila Bay-Bicol operation Mariveles-Corregidor, 14 to 28 February 1945

Following World War II USS LSM-310 was assigned to Occupation service from 7 September to 9 December 1945

Decommissioned, 24 May 1946, at Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, CA.

Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown

USS LSM-310 earned five battle stars for World War II service

Final Disposition, sold, 9 February 1948, to Foss Launch & Tug Co., Seattle, WA. for conversion to a towboat, named Leland James, Official Number (262975)

Resold to Tidewater Barge Lines, Vancouver, WA. and renamed The Legend Current Disposition, The Legend is owned and operated as a towboat on the Columbia and Snake Rivers by Tidewater Barge Line's, Vancouver, WA.

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 Fairbanks Morse (model 38D81/8X10, 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

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description	Contributed By
USS LSM-310
	43k	*LSM-310* launching at Pullman Standard Car Manufacturing Company, Chicago, IL., 29 April 1944	George Harper
	61k	*LSM-310* after launching at Pullman Standard Car Manufacturing Company, Chicago, IL., 29 April 1944.	USS LSM / LSMR Association
	53k		USS LSM / LSMR Association
NH 350410	63k	USS LSM-310 beached while loading tanks at Iloilo, Panay Island, Philippines, 8 September 1945. US Navy photo #'s NH 350410 and NH 350412 from the collections of the US Naval Historical Center.	USS LSM / LSMR Association
NH 350412	90k		USS LSM / LSMR Association
	59k	Members of the Australian 2/1 Guard Regiment boarding USS LSM-310 at Morotai, Borneo, 21 June 1945 in preparation for the OBOE 2 operation. Australian War Memorial, Photo No. 109870	Mike Green
	78k	USS LSM-310 and USS LSM-36 beached on a landing ramp, date and location unknown.	Leon Samuelian to the USS LSM / LSMR Association
	46k	USS LSM-310 and USS LSM-267 along with two additional LSMs moored at Shish-To Island, Korea, November 1945.	Robert Benner to the USS LSM / LSMR Association
Merchant Service
	54k	Ex-USS LSM-310 in service on the Columbia and Snake Rivers as the towboat *Leland James* for the Tidewater Barge Line, Vancouver, WA. This photo was taken in the early 1950s after *Leland James* was first converted from *LSM-310*	Photo by Ron Gray / Captain
	86k	Ex-USS LSM-310 in service in 1974 on the Columbia and Snake Rivers as the towboat *Leland James* for the Tidewater Barge Line, Vancouver, WA.	Photo by Ron Gray / Captain
	79k	Ex-USS LSM-310 in service, circa 2000-2001, on the Columbia and Snake Rivers as the towboat *The Legend* for the Tidewater Barge Line, Vancouver, WA.	Photo by Ron Gray / Captain
	16k	Ex-USS LSM-310 in service on the Columbia and Snake Rivers as the towboat *The Legend* for the Tidewater Barge Line, Vancouver, WA. *The Legend* is moving an unidentified ex LSM, now renamed *Barge 76*.	Photo by Ron Gray / Captain
	169k	Ex-*LSM-310* in service as the Tidewater Barge Line, Vancouver, WA. towboat *The Legend* during winter on the Columbia River, date unknown.	Photo by Ron Gray / Captain
	39k	Ex-USS LSM-64, towboat *Tidewater* at right and ex-USS LSM-310 towboat *The Legend* at left, Columbia River, date unknown/	Ron Gray/Captain

Commanding Officers
01	LT. White, Edgar P., USNR	23 May 1944 - September 1945
02	LT. Knowles, James T., USNR	September 1945 - March 1946
03	LTjg. , Mario T., USNR	March 1946 - 24 May 1946


Courtesy Wolfgang Hechler

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