Specifications:
Displacement 520 t.(light), 743 t. (landing) 1,095 t.(fully loaded)
Length 203' 6" (ovl)
Beam 34' 6"
Draft
Ship's Service Generators
two Diesel-drive 100Kw 450V A.C.
one Diesel-drive 20Kw 120V D.C.
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| USS LSM-398 |
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LSM-308, and
LSM-396 at the fitting out piers at US Navy Yard, Charleston, S.C. Other ships in this photo include
LSM-309,
LSM 389,
LSM-390,
LSM-391,
LSM-392,
LSM-393,
LSM-394,
LSM-395,
LSM-397,
LSM-398,
Ray K. Edwards (APD-96),
Arthur L. Bristol (APD-97),
Truxtun (APD-98) and
Upham (APD-99). US Navy Yard Charleston photo # 132-46, dated 10 January 1945. |
USS LSM / LSMR Association | |
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219k | USS LSM-398 beached at Jeffersonville Bridge and Machine Co., Jeffersonville, IN., date unknown. | Bill Glass | |
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289k | USS LST-261 moored along with USS LSM-398 and USS LCI(L)-47 and two unidentified PT Boats at Jeffersonville Bridge and Machine Co., Jeffersonville, IN., date unknown. Notice the cut down masts to facility passing under bridge that span the river. | Bill Glass | |
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85k | USS LSM-398 moored along with USS LST-261 and USS LCI(L)-47 at Jeffersonville Bridge and Machine Co., Jeffersonville, IN. Notice the cut down masts to facility passing under bridge that span the river, date unknown. | Tommy Trampp | |
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57k | USS LSM-398 beached, while off loading troops during Exercise "Seminole," near Panama City, FL., circa 1947. US Navy photo # NH 91270 from the collections of the US Naval Historical Center |
USS LSM / LSMR Association | |
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251k | U.S. Army Engineers disembarking from USS LSM-398 at Greenland in October 1952.
TimeLife_image 794347 For personal non-commercial use only. |
David Upton | |
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98k | USS LSM-398 underway, 29 February 1956, location unknown. Note: in this photo she is in her EAG configuration but still carried on Navy roles as an LSM in 1956. | Bill Brinkley and the USS LSM-LSMR Association | |
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93k | USS LSM-398 underway, date and location unknown. A Ted Stone photo. |
Bill Brinkley and the USS LSM-LSMR Association | |
| USS Hunting (E-AG-398) |
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47k | USS Hunting (E-AG-398) was converted from USS LSM-398 in 1954 as an experimental ship for testing advance
sonar equipment for the Naval Research Laboratory. During her conversion Hunting had an internal well (30' X 12') installed for handling scientific equipment through the center of the ship, a unique feature for US research vessels at the time. Her career unfortunately was plagued by mechanical problems leading to her decommissioning in 1962. US Navy photo. |
Joe Radigan MACM USN Ret. | |
USS LSM-398 / E-AG-398 Hunting
Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships (DANFS)
| Commanding Officers | |||
| 01 | LT. Walters, Louis L. USNR | 6 August 1945 - April 1946 | LSM-398 |
| 02 | LTjg. McBride, John T. USNR | April 1946 - July 1946 | LSM-398 |
| 03 | LT. Mercer, James Wilson, USN | July 1946 - November 1947 | LSM-398 |
| 04 | LT. Moss, Richard Norman, USN | November 1947 - January 1950 | LSM-398 |
| 05 | LT. Roohan Jr., James Francis, USN | January 1950 - June 1951 | LSM-398 |
| 06 | LT. Cortez Jr., Ezekiel Casmirio, USNR | June 1951 - May 1952 | LSM-398 |
| 07 | LT. Edwards Jr., John Arthur USN | May 1952 - ? | LSM-398 |
| 08 | LT. Thiele, Karl Revere, USN (USNA 1948-B) | ~1955 | LSM-398 |
| 09 | LT. Dickins, Richard Amos, USN | 1956 | Hunting (E-AG-398) |
| 10 | LT. Creighton Jr., Perry Franklin, USN | 1961 - 23 November 1962 | Hunting (E-AG-398) |
Crew Contact And Reunion Information
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