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USS LSM-353

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Victor - Mike - Oscar
NVMO

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

Launched, 31 March 1945 Commissioned USS LSM-353, 28 April 1945, LT. Everett C. Fettis USNR in command

During World War II USS LSM-353 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater:
LSM Flotilla Sixteen;
LSM Group Forty-Seven;
LSM Division Ninety-Three

Following World War II USS LSM-353 was assigned Occupation service in the Far East from 1 to 27 November 1945

Decommissioned, 31 March 1947, at NOB Guam, Marianas Islands

Demilitarized and loaned, 31 March 1947, to Pollock Stockton Co.

Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown

Sold in 1949 and converted to a barge, named Rincon

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 General Motors (model GM 16-278A, 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
135k	USS LSM-353 crew at NAB Little Creek, VA., April 1945 prior to leaving to commission the ship. The back of the photo identifies the following individuals--Back Row left to right, 3rd from left-Robertson, CA., 4th-Olan Ziegler, OH., 7th-Manelis, 9th-Leach, OH., 12th-Warsing, PA., 18th-Harrington, 23rd-Early, 24th-Bugno, 26th-Hagie, 27th-Zicco Middle Row, 4th from left-LT. Flettis, 7th-, Awkard, Eng. Off., 11th-Chief MoMM Bradshaw. Front Row, 2nd from left-Wright, 3rd-Stephenson, 4th-Gambino, 7th-Gaiener, 8th-Murphy	Olan Zigler MoMM2/c USS LSM-353
55k	USS LSM-353 underway, date and location unknown.	USS LSM / LSMR Association
54k	USS LSM-353 underway, date and location unknown.	USS LSM / LSMR Association
142k	USS LSM-353 beached at Luzon, Philippine Islands, 15 October 1945	William Palmer for his father Nicholas Palmer USS LSM-443
79k	USS LSM-353 beached at Sasebo, Japan, November 1945.	Olan Zigler MoMM2/c USS LSM-353
190k	USS LSM-353 engineers, February 1946.	Olan Zigler MoMM2/c USS LSM-353
88k	USS LSM-353 at San Diego, CA., February 1946	Olan Zigler MoMM2/c USS LSM-353
61k	USS LSM-353 is in the background of this photo of USS LSM-152 underway, date and location unknown.	USS LSM / LSMR Association

Commanding Officers
01	LT. Fettis, Everett C., USNR	28 April 1945 - May 1946
02	LT. Thornton, Harry Ernest, USN	May 1946 -31 March 1947

Courtesy Wolfgang Hechler

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

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