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USS LSM-388

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from left to right
American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal

LSM-1 Class Landing Ship Medium:

Laid down, 6 January 1945, at Brown Shipbuilding Co., Houston, TX.

Launched, 27 January 1945

Commissioned USS LSM-388, 26 February 1945, LT. Wilbur G. Inman USNR in command

During World War II USS LSM-388 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater:
LSM Flotilla Eleven
LSM Group Thirty-Two;
LSM Division Sixty-Two

Decommissioned, 2 May 1947, at Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, CA.

Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown

Sold, 9 December 1947, to William J. Mitchell, Oakland, CA.

Converted to the towboat Peter W, Official Number (255409), at Albina Engine & Machine Works, Portland, OR.

Operated by Western Transportation Company Portland, OR. on the Columbia and Snake Rivers

Acquired for commercial service in Alaska, renamed Bristol Monarch

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

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description	Contributed By
USS LSM-388
	58k	USS LSM-388 beached, date and location unknown	Joe L. Ball to the USS LSM / LSMR Association
	97k	USS LSM-388 beached, date and location unknown. Note: There might be some monkey business going on here.	Bill Brinkley and the USS LSM / LSMR Association
Commercial Service
	56k	The new bow of the ex-USS LSM-388 slips into place under the overhanging superstructure and the tug *Peter W* takes shape at Albina Engine & Machine Works, Portland, OR.	Ron Gray/Capt.
	44k	Ex-USS LSM-388, the 145-foot *Peter W*, powerful Columbia River log-towing craft, was converted from the original 203-foot LSM hull by Albina Engine & Machine Works, Portland. Original twin 1800-hp Fairbanks-Morse diesel engines power the tug.	Ron Gray/Capt.
	56k	Ex-USS LSM-388 in commercial service as the towboat *Peter W*, shortly after her conversion on the Willamette River in 1948.	Ron Gray/Capt.
	71k	Ex-USS LSM-388 in commercial service as the towboat *Peter W* at Portland, OR. in 1974.	Photo by Ron Gray / Captain

Commanding Officers
01	LT. Inman, Wilbur G., USNR	26 February 1945 - November 1945
02	LT. Adams Jr., Thomas F., USNR	November 1945 - May 1946
03	LT. Cardoz, Manuel, USN	May 1946 - December 1946
04	LT. Larson, Percy Eugene, USN	December 1946 - 2 May 1947


Courtesy Wolfgang Hechler

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

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