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USS LSM-354


International Radio Call Sign:
November - Victor - Mike - Quebec
 NVMQ
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-354 was transferred to Indonesia
LSM-1 Class Landing Ship Medium:
  • Laid down, 4 November 1944, at Brown Shipbuilding Co., Houston, TX.
  • Launched, 25 November 1944
  • Commissioned USS LSM-354, 24 December 1944, LT. Gilbert L. Bean USNR in command
  • During World War II USS LSM-354 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater:
    LSM Flotilla Twelve, (flagship) 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-354 was assigned Occupation service in the Far East from 20 September to 16 November 1945
  • Decommissioned, 7 August 1946
  • Laid up in the Reserve Fleet
  • Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown
  • Transferred in March 1959 to Indonesia
  • 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-354 55k USS LSM-354 under way in San Francisco Bay. She is returning from duty in the Far East, circa 1945-46. Note: the "Homeward Bound pennant."
    US Naval History and Heritage Command Photo # NH 83267, courtesy D.M. McPherson, 1975.    		 USS LSM / LSMR Association
    The history extract for USS LSM-354 is from LSM-LSMR Amphibious Forces, Vol. II. Paducah, Kentucky: Turner Publishing Company, © 1997. (ISBN 1-56311-389-9).
    Commanding Officers
    01LT. Bean, Gilbert L., USNR24 December 1944 - February 1946
    02LTjg. Doig Jr, George, USNRFebruary 1946 - 7 August 1946
    Courtesy Wolfgang Hechler
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log
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