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USS LSM-416

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons


Precedence of awards is from left to right
Top Row - American Campaign Medal
Bottom Row - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (1) - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with ASia clasp)
LSM-1 Class Landing Ship Medium:
  • Laid down, 13 September 1944, at Dravo Corporation, Wilmington, DE.
  • Launched, 2 November 1944
  • Commissioned USS LSM-416, 25 November 1944, LT. James C. Smith USNR in command
  • During World War II USS LSM-416 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater:
    LSM Flotilla Nine, CDR. D. L. Francis USN (23);
     LSM Group Twenty-Five, LCDR. L. Brouwer USN;
     LSM Division Fifty and participated in the following campaign:

    Asiatic-Pacific Campaign
    Campaign and Dates
    Okinawa Gunto operation
    Assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto, 17 April to 13 May 1945

  • Following World War II USS LSM-416 was assigned to Occupation service in the Far East for the following periods:

    Navy Occupation Service Medal
    20 September to 12 October 1945
    22 October to 29 November 1945

  • Decommissioned, 12 March 1947
  • Laid up in the Reserve Fleet
  • Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown
  • USS LSM-416 earned one battle star for World War II service
  • Sold, 19 January 1961, to Walker Diesel Equipment Co., Memphis, TN., converted to a barge
  • Final Disposition, scrapped, during 1980s
    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-416 54k LSM-416 launching, at Dravo Corporation, Wilmington, DE., 2 November 1944. USS LSM / LSMR Association
    LSM-416 67k USS LSM-416 under way, date and location unknown. USS LSM / LSMR Association
    The history extract for USS LSM-416 is from LSM-LSMR Amphibious Forces, Vol. II. Paducah, Kentucky: Turner Publishing Company, © 1997. (ISBN 1-56311-389-9).
    Commanding Officers
    01LT. Smith, James C., USNR25 November 1944 - ?
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log
    USS LSM-LSMR Association
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