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USS LSM-337

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Victor - Lima - India
NVLI

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from 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)

USS LSM 337 was transferred to the Republic of China (Taiwan)

LSM-1 Class Landing Ship Medium:

Laid down, 10 August 1944, at Pullman Standard Car Manufacturing Company, Chicago, IL.

Launched, 30 June 1944

Commissioned USS LSM-337, 30 December 1944, ENS. Robert F. Davis, USNR, in command

During World War II USS LSM-337 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater:
LSM Flotilla Twelve, LCDR. A. F. Dineen USN (22);
LSM Group Thirty-Six, LT. V. L. Homer USN;
LSM Division Seventy-One

Following World War II USS LSM-337 was assigned to Occupation service in the Far East for the following periods:

Navy Occupation Service Medal
8 to 13 September 1945
20 September 1945 to 21 March 1946

Decommissioned, 6 July 1946, at NOB Subic Bay, Philippine Islands

Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown

Final Disposition, sold, 13 February 1948, to the Republic of China, 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 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
	65k	USS LSM-337 underway, date and location unknown.	USS LSM / LSMR Association
	59k	USS LSM-337 underway, date and location unknown.	USS LSM / LSMR Association
	72k	USS LSM-337 underway, date and location unknown.	USS LSM / LSMR Association
101437708	62k	USS LSM-337 drydocked, date and location unknown.	Mary Mohan
	49k	USS LSM-337 beached, date and location unknown.	USS LSM / LSMR Association
	83k	USS LSM-337 beached at Apra Harbor, Guam, Marianas Islands, April 1946.	Charles Phillips to the USS LSM / LSMR Association
	90k	USS LSM-337 beached, date and location unknown.	Michael Hallmark for his father Clyde Oscar Hallmark S1/c (Radar Operator) USS LSM-337

Commanding Officers
01	ENS. Davis, Robert F. USNR	30 December 1944 - December 1945
02	LT. Petroff, Christopher Clement, USNR	December 1945 - March 1946
03	LTjg. Wilson Jr., John W., USNR	March 1946 - 6 July 1946


Courtesy Wolfgang Hechler and Ron Reeves

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

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