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USS LSM-380

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, 23 December 1944, at Brown Ship Building Co., Houston, TX.

Launched, 13 January 1945

Commissioned USS LSM-380, 10 February 1945, LT. John K. Ullrich USNR in command

During World War II USS LSM-380 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-380 was assigned to Occupation and China service in the Far East for the following period:

Navy Occupation Service Medal	China Service Medal (extended)
18 July to 24 November 1946	18 July to 24 November 1946

Decommissioned, 25 February 1948

Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown

Sold, 27 February 1948, to Fred Devine, Portland, OR., for conversion to a salvage vessel, named Salvage Chief

Current Disposition, Salvage Chief is active in commercial service

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

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description	Contributed By
USS LSM-380
	53k	USS LSM-380 and USS LSM-328 beached at Guam, 1945	Nick Roth to the USS LSM / LSMR Association
	31k	USS LSM-380 at anchor in San Francisco Bay, early-February 1946. Photo by Walter F. Bohls SM2/c USS LSM-118	Jim Bohls
	41k	USS LSM-380 at anchor in San Francisco Bay, 1945-46. US Navy photo # NH 83272 from the collections of the US Naval Historical Center, courtesy D.M McPherson, 1975.	USS LSM / LSMR Association
	37k	USS LSM-380 underway, date and location unknown.	Floyd Holcom
Commercial Service
	61k	Ex-USS LSM-380 in service as the Devine Salvage Co., Salvage Tug *Salvage Chief*, date and location unknown.	USS LSM / LSMR Association
	60k	Astern of *Salvage Chief* is the towboat *Tyee, later renamed Challenger*. Photo was taken on the Columbia River and is dated mid-1980s.	Photo by Ron Gray / Captain

Commanding Officers
01	LT. Ullrich, John K., USNR	10 February 1945 - November 1945
02	LT. Bevan, John H., USNR	November 1945 - 6 April 1946
03	LT. Frink, Clifford Lewis, USN	6 April 1946 - October 1946
04	LTjg. Zavodny, Roland Joseph, USN	October 1946 - February 1947
05	LTjg. Reynolds Jr., Thomas Christopher, USN (USNA 1945)	Februry 1947 - 25 February 1948


Courtesy Wolfgang Hechler

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

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