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USS LSM-378

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 - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp)

LSM-1 Class Landing Ship Medium:

Laid down, 16 December 1944, at Brown Shipbuilding Co., Houston, TX.

Launched, 6 January 1945)

Commissioned USS LSM-378, 9 February 1945, LT. Charles R. McClurg USNR in command

During World War II USS LSM-378 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater:
LSM Flotilla Fourteen, LCDR. W. R. McCaleb;
LSM Group Forty, LCDR. O. J. Heggem USNR;
LSM Division Eighty

Following World War II USS LSM-378 was assigned to Occupation and China service in the Far East for the following periods:

Navy Occupation Service Medal	China Service Medal (extended)
18 October to 30 November 1945	12 April to 3 October 1947
4 to 6 October 1947

Decommissioned, 25 March 1949, at San Diego, CA.

Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown

Sold, 24 August 1950, to National Metal & Steel Corp., San Diego, CA., eventually converted to a barge, named A.E.C. 41-27

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
51k	USS LSM-378 under way, date and location unknown.	USS LSM / LSMR Association
42k	USS LSM-378 beached at Wakayama, Japan during occupation duty, circa 25 to 30 September 1945 or 22 to 27 October l945.	Photo Courtesy Jim Tusing LSM-372, Editor "Alligator Alley" The Newsletter of the USS LSM / LSMR Association
72k	USS LSM-378 moored pierside, date and location unknown. Note the scaffold; it appears that she is being repainted.	USS LSM / LSMR Association
64k	USS LSM-378 moored pierside, date and location unknown. Note the scaffold; it appears that she is being repainted.	Gerald David to the USS LSM / LSMR Association
68k	USS LSM-378 moored pierside in a state side shipyard, date and location unknown.	Gerald David to the USS LSM / LSMR Association

Commanding Officers
01	LT. McClurg, Charles R., USNR	9 February 1945 - 16 February 1946
02	ENS. Curry, Joseph P., USNR	16 February 1946 - 1 May 1946
03	LT. Taddei, Quirino Cessere, USN	1 May 1946 - ?


Courtesy Wolfgang Hechler

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

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