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USS LSM-345


International Radio Call Sign:
November - Victor - Lima - Yankee
 NVLY
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, 13 October 1944, at Pullman Standard Car Manufacturing Company, Chicago, IL.
  • Launched, 2 February 1945
  • Commissioned USS LSM-345, 5 March 1945, LT. Ralph P. Mulligan USNR in command
  • During World War II USS LSM-345 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater:
    LSM Flotilla Fourteen, LCDR. W. R. McCaleb;
     LSM Group Forty, LCDR. O. J. Heggem USNR;
     LSM Division Seventy-Nine
  • Following World War II USS LSM-345 was assigned to Occupation service in Far East from 17 September to 2 October 1945
  • Decommissioned, 12 March 1947, at Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, CA.
  • Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown
  • Sold, 22 December 1947, to Ohio Oil Co., Findlay, OH.
  • Final Disposition, 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
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    LSM-345 72k USS LSM-345 under way, date and location unknown. USS LSM / LSMR Association
    LSM-345 69k USS LSM-345 under way, date and location unknown. USS LSM / LSMR Association
    LSM-345 58 USS LSM-345 under way, date and location unknown. USS LSM / LSMR Association
    LSM-345 55k USS LSM-345 under way in San Francisco Bay, 1945-46.
    US Naval History and Heritage Command Photo # NH 79840, courtesy D.M. McPherson, 1974.    		 USS LSM / LSMR Association
    LSM-345 61k USS LSM-345 under way off Napa, CA., early 1946.
    US Naval History and Heritage Command     		USS LSM / LSMR Association
    The history extract for USS LSM-345 is from LSM-LSMR Amphibious Forces, Vol. II. Paducah, Kentucky: Turner Publishing Company, © 1997. (ISBN 1-56311-389-9).
    Commanding Officers
    01LT. Mulligan, Ralph P., USNR5 March 1945 - 25 November 1945
    02LTjf. Wolfe, John E., LTJG USNR25 November 1945 - 15 April 1946
    03LT. LaChance, George Donat, USN15 April 1946 - 12 March /1947
    Courtesy Wolfgang Hechler
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log
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