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USS LSM-363


International Radio Call Sign:
November - Victor - November - India
NVNI
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons


Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - China Service Medal (extended) - American Campaign Medal
Bottom Row - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (1) - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp)



USS LSM-363 was transferred to the Republic of China
LSM-1 Class Landing Ship Medium:
  • Laid down, 25 November 1944, at Brown Shipbuilding Co., Houston, TX.
  • Launched, 16 December 1944
  • Commissioned USS LSM-363, 12 January 1945, LTjg. Robert E. Linder USNR in command
  • During World War II USS LSM-363 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater:
    LSM Flotilla Thirteen, LCDR. C. L. Weigle USN (27);
    LSM Group Thirty-Seven, LCDR. W. J. Chisholm USNR;
    LSM Division Seventy-Four and participated in the following campaign:

    Asiatic-Pacific Campaign
    Campaign and Dates
    Okinawa Gunto operation
    Assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto, 21 to 30 June 1945

  • Following World War II USS LST-363 was assigned to Occupation and China service in the Far East for the following period:

    Navy Occupation Service Medal

    China Service Medal (extended)
    2 September 1945 to 16 May 19462 September 1945 to 16 May 1946
  • Decommissioned, 15 May 1946, at Shanghai, China and transferred the same day to the Republic of China
  • Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown
  • USS LSM-363 earned one battle star for World War II service
  • 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-363 54k USS LSM-363 at Tulagi, circa 18 to 20 June 1945. Photo by H. E. Freeman PhM/1c, LSM-116
    Now in the collection of Robert C. Lozmack, BM/2c, LSM-116 and LSM-467
    LSM-363 62k USS LSM-363 unloading supplies in China, date and location unknown. R. Hunter to the USS LSM / LSMR Association
    LSM-363 57k USS LSM-363 refueling at Shanghai, China, date unknown. R. Hunter to the USS LSM / LSMR Association
    LSM-363 77k USS LSM-363 beached while unloading supplies in China, date and location unknown. R. Hunter to the USS LSM / LSMR Association

    The history extract for USS LSM-363 is from LSM-LSMR Amphibious Forces, Vol. II. Paducah, Kentucky: Turner Publishing Company, © 1997. (ISBN 1-56311-389-9).
    Commanding Officers
    01LTjg. Linder, Robert E., USNR12 January 1945 - March 1946
    02LTjg. Porter, Kenneth R., USNRMarch 1946 - 15 May 1946
    Courtesy Wolfgang Hechler

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

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