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USS LSM-352

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Victor - Mike - Mike
NVMM

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, 5 December 1944, at Pullman Standard Car Manufacturing Company, Chicago, IL.

Launched, 23 March 1945

Commissioned USS LSM-352, 21 April 1945, LTjg. Richard Steele USNR in command

During World War II USS LSM-352 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater:
LSM Flotilla Sixteen;
LSM Group Forty-Seven;
LSM Division Ninety-Three

Following World War II USS LSM-352 was assigned to Occupation service in the Far East from 18 October 1945 to 11 April 1946

Decommissioned, 12 August 1946

Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown

Sold, 18 May 1948, to Evald Sooder, Miami, FL.

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

Size	Image Description	Contributed By
125k	USS LSM-352 underway with the assistance of two tugs, date and location unknown.	USS LSM / LSMR Association
52k	USS LSM-352 underway, date and location unknown.	USS LSM / LSMR Association
46k	USS LSM-352 underway, date and location unknown.	USS LSM / LSMR Association
45k	USS LSM-352 underway, date and location unknown.	USS LSM / LSMR Association
67k	USS LSM-352 off Okinawa, 29 November 1945.	Photo Courtesy Jim Tusing LSM-372, Editor "Alligator Alley" The Newsletter of the USS LSM - LSMR Association
74k	USS LSM-352 off Okinawa, 29 November 1945.	Photo Courtesy Jim Tusing LSM-372, Editor "Alligator Alley" The Newsletter of the USS LSM - LSMR Association
69k	USS LSM-352 off Okinawa, 29 November 1945.	Photo Courtesy Jim Tusing LSM-372, Editor "Alligator Alley" The Newsletter of the USS LSM - LSMR Association
73k	USS LSM-352 off Okinawa, 29 November 1945.	Photo Courtesy Jim Tusing LSM-372, Editor "Alligator Alley" The Newsletter of the USS LSM - LSMR Association

Commanding Officers
01	LTjg. Steele, Richard, USNR	21 April 1945 - November 1945
02	LTjg. Costa, Albert, USNR	November 1945 - July 1946
03	LTjg. Causland, Richard B., USNR	July 1946 - 12 August 1946

Courtesy Wolfgang Hechler

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

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