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USS LSM-329


International Radio Call Sign:
November - Victor - Kilo - Sierra
 NVKS
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 (1) - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp)

USS LSM-329 was transferred to Spain redesignated LSM-1
LSM-1 Class Landing Ship Medium:
  • Laid down, 16 June 1944, at Pullman Standard Car Manufacturing Company, Chicago, IL.
  • Launched, 28 September 1944
  • Commissioned USS LSM-329, 28 October 1944, LTjg. Robert M. Unger USNR in command
  • During World War II USS LSM-329 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater:
    LSM Flotilla Six, CDR. A. R. Quinn USN;
     LSM Group Eighteen, LCDR. J. M. Fabre, USNR;
     LSM Division Thirty-Six and participated in the following campaign:

    Asiatic-Pacific Campaign
    Campaign and Dates
    Okinawa Gunto operation
    Assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto, 18 May to 4 June 1945

  • Following World War II USS LSM-329 was assigned to Occupation service in the Far East from 2 December 1945 to 19 February 1946
  • Decommissioned, 11 October 1946, at Astoria, OR.
  • Laid up in the Pacific Reserve Fleet, Columbia River Group, Astoria
  • Struck From the Naval Register, date unknown
  • USS LSM-329 earned one battle star for World War II service
  • Transferred, 29 March 1960, to Spain
  • Disposed of by Spanish Navy in 1976
  • Final Disposition, scrapped in the second half of 2010 at Camargo, Spain
    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
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    USS LSM-329
    LSM-329 48k USS LSM-329 under way, date and location unknown. USS LSM / LSMR Association
    LSM-329
    101432906
    NARA Identifier 153723971    		 175k USS LSM-329 taking part in Navy Exhibit 6th War Loan Campaign, Chicago, IL., "Pacific Theater" The Navy's Sixth War Loan Exhibit. Navy Pier, Chicago, 18 November - 3 December 1944. Part of the exhibit was a demonstration and mock battle on Foster Beach in Chicago. A battalion of Marines invaded an enemy beach with amtracs and tanks landed by the LCI, LSM and LST. Vessels know known to have participated included:
    USS LCI(L)-1097 and
    USS LSM-329
    USS LST-652
    USS Wolverine (IX-64)
    YP-67
    USS PCE(R)-856
    US National Archives Identifier 153723230    		 David Upton
    LSM-329
    101432907
    NARA Identifier 153722079    		 434k
    LSM-329
    101432908
    NARA Identifier 153734097    		 258k
    LSM-329 61k USS LSM-329 under way in San Francisco Bay, circa March-May 1946.
    US Naval History and Heritage Command Photo # NH 83264, courtesy D.M McPherson, 1975.    		 Leo Whelam to the USS LSM / LSMR Association
    LSM-1
    LSM-329 774k Ex-USS LSM-329 moored at Camargo, Spain in June 2010 awaiting scrapping. Enrique Saiz Pechero
    LSM-329 765k
    LSM-329 655k
    The history extract for USS LSM-329 is from LSM-LSMR Amphibious Forces, Vol. II. Paducah, Kentucky: Turner Publishing Company, © 1997. (ISBN 1-56311-389-9).
    Commanding Officer
    01LTjg/LT. Unger, Robert M., USNR28 October 1944 - 9 September 1945
    02LTjg. Allison, William Faucett, USNR9 September 1945 - December 1945
    03ENS/LTjg. Manetti, John, USNRDecember 1945 - 15 May 1946
    04LTjg. Smith, Robert S., USNR22 May 1946 - 26 April 1946
    Courtesy Wolfgang Hechler
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log
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